siNA MOLECULES, METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to method of producing and using short interfering nucleic acids (siNAs) for preventing and treating coronavirus-inflicted infectious conditions. In particular, this disclosure relates to the method of producing and using siNAs for preventing and treating infections by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the causative viral agent of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, to mediate gene silencing of viral proteins. The present disclosure is also directed to interfering RNA duplexes and vectors encoding such interfering RNA duplexes.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This patent application claims the benefit and priority of PortugalPatent Application No. 116354 filed on May 9, 2020, the disclosure ofwhich is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety as part of thepresent application.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to method of producing and using shortinterfering nucleic acids (siNAs) for preventing and treatingcoronavirus-inflicted infectious conditions. In particular, thisdisclosure relates to the method of producing and using siNAs forpreventing and treating infections by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, thecausative viral agent of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, tomediate gene silencing of viral proteins. The present disclosure is alsodirected to interfering RNA duplexes and vectors encoding suchinterfering RNA duplexes.

BACKGROUND

Six strains of coronaviruses (CoVs) that are able to infect humans havebeen identified until 2019. HCoV-OC43, HCoV-229E, HCoV-NL63, andHCoVHKU1 are not highly pathogenic and only cause mild respiratorydiseases. SARS-CoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus) andMERS-CoV (Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) have caused twosevere epidemics in 2002 and 2012, respectively.

Before efficient antiviral drugs or vaccines were developed for SARS-CoVor MERS-CoV, another outbreak of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus(SARS-CoV-2) has emerged in Wuhan (China), the virus that causes thedisease COVID-19 (Guan et al, 2020; Liu et al., 2020), encompassingasymptomatic infection, mild upper respiratory tract illness, severeviral pneumonia with respiratory failure and even death, and since thenspread to multiple continents, leading to WHO's declaration of a PublicHealth Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 Jan. 2020.

No drug or vaccine has yet been approved to treat human coronaviruses.Several options can be envisaged to control or prevent emerginginfections by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, including vaccines,monoclonal antibodies, oligonucleotide-based therapies, peptides,interferon therapies and small-molecule drugs (Li & De Clerq, 2020).

SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNAbeta-coronavirus. Similar to SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV, the SARS-CoV-2 genomeencodes non-structural proteins (NSPs; such as 3-chymotrypsin-likeprotease, papain-like protease, helicase, and RNA-dependent RNApolymerase), structural proteins (such as spike glycoprotein) andaccessory proteins (Zumla et al., 2016).

The spike (S) glycoprotein is critical for virus-cell receptorinteractions during viral entry (Hoffmann et al., 2020) and the fournon-structural proteins mentioned above are key enzymes in the virallife cycle (Perlman & Netland, 2009; Fehr et al., 2015).

RNA interference (“RNAi”) is a recently discovered mechanism ofpost-transcriptional gene silencing in which double-stranded RNAcorresponding to a gene (or coding region) of interest is introducedinto an organism, resulting in degradation of the corresponding mRNA.The phenomenon was originally discovered in Caenorhabditis elegans (Fireet al., 1998).

Unlike antisense technology, the RNAi phenomenon persists for multiplecell divisions before gene expression is regained. The process occurs inat least two steps: an endogenous ribonuclease cleaves the longer dsRNAinto shorter, 21-22- or 23-nucleotide-long RNAs, termed “smallinterfering RNAs” or siRNAs (Hannon, 2002). The siRNA segments thenmediate the degradation of the target mRNA. RNAi has been used for genefunction determination in a manner similar to but more efficient thanantisense oligonucleotides. By making targeted knockouts at the RNAlevel by RNAi, rather than at the DNA level using conventional geneknockout technology, a vast number of genes can be assayed quickly andefficiently. RNAi is therefore an extremely powerful, simple method forassaying gene function.

RNAi has been shown to be effective in cultured mammalian cells. In mostmethods described to date, RNAi is carried out by introducingdouble-stranded RNA into cells by microinjection or by soaking culturedcells in a solution of double-stranded RNA, as well as transfecting thecells with a plasmid carrying a hairpin-structured siRNA expressingcassette under the control of suitable promoters, such as the U6, H1 orcytomegalovirus (“CMV”) promoter (Elbashir et al., 2001; Harborth etal., 2001; Lee et al., 2001; Brummelkamp et al., 2002; Miyagishi et al.,2002; Paddison et al., 2002; Paul et al., 2002; Sui et al., 2002; Xia etal., 2002; Yu et al., 2002). The gene-specific inhibition of geneexpression by double-stranded ribonucleic acid is generally described inU.S. Pat. No. 6,506,559, which is incorporated herein by reference.Exemplary use of siRNA technology is further described in Published U.S.Patent Application N. 2003/01090635 and Published U.S. PatentApplication N. 20040248174, which are incorporated herein by reference.Davis (Davis, 2009) describes the targeted delivery of siRNA to humansusing nanoparticle technology.

Compared with clinically used nonspecific antiviral drugs, a siRNAagainst non-structural proteins (siRNA-NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 has moreadvantages for treatment and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Firstly, the sequence of the target, the non-structural proteins, ishighly conserved. Therefore, a siRNA-NSPs from SARS-CoV-2 possesses ahigh genetic barrier to resistance and cannot easily inducedrug-resistant mutations. Secondly, a siRNA-NSPs from SARS-CoV-2 can beused in an intranasal formulation to prevent coronavirus infection. Thesmall containers can be carried easily by persons who will have closecontact with infected patients or high-risk populations. Thirdly, asiRNA-NSPs from SARS-CoV-2 can be used in inhalation formulation fortreatment of patients to reduce the viral loads in their lungs, thusattenuating the acute lung injury caused by viral infection and reducingthe chance of spreading the virions to the closely contacted persons.The inhalation equipment can be used at home or hotel room, reducing theexpense of staying in hospitals. Fourthly, a siRNA-NSPs from SARS-CoV-2is expected to be safe to humans because it will be used locally, notsystemically, and siRNA drugs are generally safer than chemical drugs.

These facts are disclosed in order to illustrate the technical problemaddressed by the present disclosure.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure relates to method of producing and using shortinterfering nucleic acids (siNAs) for preventing and treatingcoronavirus-inflicted infectious conditions. In particular, it relatesto the method of producing and using siNAs for preventing and treatinginfections by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the causative viral agent ofthe novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, to mediate gene silencing ofviral proteins. The present disclosure is also directed to interferingRNA duplexes and vectors encoding such interfering RNA duplexes.

An object of the present disclosure is to use an RNA interferencetechnique to down regulate the expression of the gene encodingnonstructural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 in order to treat orprevent the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 inflicted infectious conditions. Thecompositions (or molecules) of the disclosure comprises or consists ofshort interfering nucleic acid molecules (siNA) and related compoundsincluding, but not limited to, siRNA. The present disclosure encompassescompositions and methods of use of siNA including, but not limited toshort interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA(miRNA), antagomirs and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) capable of mediatingRNA interference. In one embodiment, the siNA molecule of the disclosurecan be incorporated into RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex).

A further object of the present disclosure is to provide a siRNAmolecule that efficiently down-regulates the expression of NSPs fromSARS-CoV-2 gene.

Accordingly, in a first aspect, the disclosure relates to a siNAmolecule, wherein said molecule specifically targets at least onesequence selected from SEQ ID No 1 to SEQ ID No 599 or a variantthereof. In an alternative embodiment, the disclosure relates to an siNAmolecule wherein said molecule specifically targets at least onesequence complementary to at least one sequence selected from SEQ ID No600 to SEQ ID No 1797 or a variant thereof. In one embodiment, thedisclosure relates to an isolated siNA molecule, preferably an isolatedsiRNA molecule.

In one embodiment, the siNA molecule specifically targets at least onesequence selected from SEQ ID No 58, SEQ ID No 59, SEQ ID No 60, SEQ IDNo 61, SEQ ID No 62, SEQ ID No 86, SEQ ID No 152, SEQ ID No 153, SEQ IDNo 210, SEQ ID No 250, SEQ ID No 263, SEQ ID No 314, SEQ ID No 324, SEQID No 325, SEQ ID No 338, SEQ ID No 339, SEQ ID No 345, SEQ ID No 346,SEQ ID No 347, SEQ ID No 352, SEQ ID No 353, SEQ ID No 354, SEQ ID No367, SEQ ID No 368, SEQ ID No 373, SEQ ID No 374, SEQ ID No 375, SEQ IDNo 376, SEQ ID No 377, SEQ ID No 384, SEQ ID No 484, SEQ ID No 485, SEQID No 495, SEQ ID No 496, SEQ ID No 497, SEQ ID No 498, SEQ ID No 506,SEQ ID No 517, SEQ ID No 524, SEQ ID No 542, SEQ ID No 545, SEQ ID No546, SEQ ID No 548, SEQ ID No 558, SEQ ID No 559, SEQ ID No 565, SEQ IDNo 567, SEQ ID No 570, SEQ ID No 574, SEQ ID No 579, SEQ ID No 580 andSEQ ID No 582, or a variant thereof. Preferably, the siNA moleculetargets a sequence selected from SEQ ID No 58, SEQ ID No 59, SEQ ID No86, SEQ ID No 152, SEQ ID No 153, SEQ ID No 210, SEQ ID No 250, SEQ IDNo 263, SEQ ID No 314, SEQ ID No 324, SEQ ID No 325, SEQ ID No 338, SEQID No 339, SEQ ID No 345, SEQ ID No 346, SEQ ID No 347, SEQ ID No 352,SEQ ID No 353, SEQ ID No 354, SEQ ID No 367, SEQ ID No 368, SEQ ID No373, SEQ ID No 374, SEQ ID No 375, SEQ ID No 376, SEQ ID No 377, SEQ IDNo 384, SEQ ID No 484, SEQ ID No 485, SEQ ID No 495, SEQ ID No 506, SEQID No 517, SEQ ID No 524, SEQ ID No 542, SEQ ID No 545, SEQ ID No 546,SEQ ID No 548, SEQ ID No 558, SEQ ID No 559, SEQ ID No 565, SEQ ID No567, SEQ ID No 570, SEQ ID No 574, SEQ ID No 579, SEQ ID No 580 and SEQID No 582 or a variant thereof. Preferably, the siNA molecule reducesexpression of the non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 genewhen expressed into a cell.

In a further embodiment, the siNA preferably comprises a double-strandedRNA molecule, whose antisense strand is substantially complementary toany of SEQ ID No 1 to SEQ ID No 599, more preferably SEQ ID No 58, SEQID No 59, SEQ ID No 60, SEQ ID No 61, SEQ ID No 62, SEQ ID No 86, SEQ IDNo 152, SEQ ID No 153, SEQ ID No 210, SEQ ID No 250, SEQ ID No 263, SEQID No 314, SEQ ID No 324, SEQ ID No 325, SEQ ID No 338, SEQ ID No 339,SEQ ID No 345, SEQ ID No 346, SEQ ID No 347, SEQ ID No 352, SEQ ID No353, SEQ ID No 354, SEQ ID No 367, SEQ ID No 368, SEQ ID No 373, SEQ IDNo 374, SEQ ID No 375, SEQ ID No 376, SEQ ID No 377, SEQ ID No 384, SEQID No 484, SEQ ID No 485, SEQ ID No 495, SEQ ID No 496, SEQ ID No 497,SEQ ID No 498, SEQ ID No 506, SEQ ID No 517, SEQ ID No 524, SEQ ID No542, SEQ ID No 545, SEQ ID No 546, SEQ ID No 548, SEQ ID No 558, SEQ IDNo 559, SEQ ID No 565, SEQ ID No 567, SEQ ID No 570, SEQ ID No 574, SEQID No 579, SEQ ID No 580 and SEQ ID No 582 or a variant thereof, evenmore preferably SEQ ID No 58, SEQ ID No 59, SEQ ID No 86, SEQ ID No 152,SEQ ID No 153, SEQ ID No 210, SEQ ID No 250, SEQ ID No 263, SEQ ID No314, SEQ ID No 324, SEQ ID No 325, SEQ ID No 338, SEQ ID No 339, SEQ IDNo 345, SEQ ID No 346, SEQ ID No 347, SEQ ID No 352, SEQ ID No 353, SEQID No 354, SEQ ID No 367, SEQ ID No 368, SEQ ID No 373, SEQ ID No 374,SEQ ID No 375, SEQ ID No 376, SEQ ID No 377, SEQ ID No 384, SEQ ID No484, SEQ ID No 485, SEQ ID No 495, SEQ ID No 506, SEQ ID No 517, SEQ IDNo 524, SEQ ID No 542, SEQ ID No 545, SEQ ID No 546, SEQ ID No 548, SEQID No 558, SEQ ID No 559, SEQ ID No 565, SEQ ID No 567, SEQ ID No 570,SEQ ID No 574, SEQ ID No 579, SEQ ID No 580 and SEQ ID No 582, and itssense strand will comprise an RNA sequence complementary to the sensestrand, wherein both strands are hybridised by standard base pairingbetween nucleotides.

In a further embodiment, said sense stand comprises or consists of asequence selected from SEQ ID No 600 to SEQ ID No 1198, preferably SEQID No 657, SEQ ID No 658, SEQ ID No 659, SEQ ID No 660, SEQ ID No 661,SEQ ID No 685, SEQ ID No 751, SEQ ID No 752, SEQ ID No 809, SEQ ID No849, SEQ ID No 862, SEQ ID No 913, SEQ ID No 923, SEQ ID No 924, SEQ IDNo 937, SEQ ID No 938, SEQ ID No 944, SEQ ID No 945, SEQ ID No 946, SEQID No 951, SEQ ID No 952, SEQ ID No 953, SEQ ID No 966, SEQ ID No 967,SEQ ID No 972, SEQ ID No 974, SEQ ID No 975, SEQ ID No 976, SEQ ID No1083, SEQ ID No 1084, SEQ ID No 1094, SEQ ID No 1095, SEQ ID No 1096,SEQ ID No 1097, SEQ ID No 1105, SEQ ID No 1116, SEQ ID No 1123, SEQ IDNo 1141, SEQ ID No 1144, SEQ ID No 1145, SEQ ID No 1147, SEQ ID No 1157,SEQ ID No 1158, SEQ ID No 1164, SEQ ID No 1166, SEQ ID No 1169, SEQ IDNo 1173, SEQ ID No 1178, SEQ ID No 1179 and SEQ ID No 1181, morepreferably SEQ ID No 657, SEQ ID No 658, SEQ ID No 685, SEQ ID No 751,SEQ ID No 752, SEQ ID No 809, SEQ ID No 849, SEQ ID No 862, SEQ ID No913, SEQ ID No 923, SEQ ID No 924, SEQ ID No 937, SEQ ID No 938, SEQ IDNo 944, SEQ ID No 945, SEQ ID No 946, SEQ ID No 951, SEQ ID No 952, SEQID No 953, SEQ ID No 966, SEQ ID No 967, SEQ ID No 972, SEQ ID No 974,SEQ ID No 975, SEQ ID No 976, SEQ ID No 1083, SEQ ID No 1084, SEQ ID No1094, SEQ ID No 1105, SEQ ID No 1116, SEQ ID No 1123, SEQ ID No 1141,SEQ ID No 1144, SEQ ID No 1145, SEQ ID No 1147, SEQ ID No 1157, SEQ IDNo 1158, SEQ ID No 1164, SEQ ID No 1166, SEQ ID No 1169, SEQ ID No 1173,SEQ ID No 1178, SEQ ID No 1179 and SEQ ID No 1181 or a variant thereof.

In a further embodiment, said antisense strand comprises or consists ofa sequence selected from SEQ ID No 1199 to SEQ ID No 1797, preferablySEQ ID No 1256, SEQ ID No 1257, SEQ ID No 1258, SEQ ID No 1259, SEQ IDNo 1260, SEQ ID No 1284, SEQ ID No 1350, SEQ ID No 1351, SEQ ID No 1408,SEQ ID No 1448, SEQ ID No 1461, SEQ ID No 1512, SEQ ID No 1522, SEQ IDNo 1523, SEQ ID No 1536, SEQ ID No 1537, SEQ ID No 1543, SEQ ID No 1544,SEQ ID No 1545, SEQ ID No 1550, SEQ ID No 1551, SEQ ID No 1552, SEQ IDNo 1565, SEQ ID No 1566, SEQ ID No 1571, SEQ ID No 1572, SEQ ID No 1573,SEQ ID No 1574, SEQ ID No 1575, SEQ ID No 1582, SEQ ID No 1682, SEQ IDNo 1683, SEQ ID No 1693, SEQ ID No 1694, SEQ ID No 1695, SEQ ID No 1696,SEQ ID No 1704, SEQ ID No 1715, SEQ ID No 1722, SEQ ID No 1740, SEQ IDNo 1743, SEQ ID No 1744, SEQ ID No 1746, SEQ ID No 1756, SEQ ID No 1757,SEQ ID No 1763, SEQ ID No 1765, SEQ ID No 1768, SEQ ID No 1772, SEQ IDNo 1777, SEQ ID No 1778, and SEQ ID No 1780, more preferably SEQ ID No1256, SEQ ID No 1257, SEQ ID No 1284, SEQ ID No 1350, SEQ ID No 1351,SEQ ID No 1408, SEQ ID No 1448, SEQ ID No 1461, SEQ ID No 1512, SEQ IDNo 1522, SEQ ID No 1523, SEQ ID No 1536, SEQ ID No 1537, SEQ ID No 1543,SEQ ID No 1544, SEQ ID No 1545, SEQ ID No 1550, SEQ ID No 1551, SEQ IDNo 1552, SEQ ID No 1565, SEQ ID No 1566, SEQ ID No 1571, SEQ ID No 1572,SEQ ID No 1573, SEQ ID No 1574, SEQ ID No 1575, SEQ ID No 1582, SEQ IDNo 1682, SEQ ID No 1683, SEQ ID No 1693, SEQ ID No 1704, SEQ ID No 1715,SEQ ID No 1722, SEQ ID No 1740, SEQ ID No 1743, SEQ ID No 1744, SEQ IDNo 1746, SEQ ID No 1756, SEQ ID No 1757, SEQ ID No 1763, SEQ ID No 1765,SEQ ID No 1768, SEQ ID No 1772, SEQ ID No 1777, SEQ ID No 1778, and SEQID No 1780 or a variant thereof.

Within the meaning of the present disclosure “substantiallycomplementary” to a target mRNA sequence, may also be understood as“substantially identical” to said target sequence. “Identity” as isknown by one of ordinary skill in the art, is the degree of sequencerelatedness between nucleotide sequences as determined by matching theorder and identity of nucleotides between sequences. In one embodimentthe antisense strand of an siRNA having 80%, and between 80% up to 100%complementarity, for example, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97% or 99% complementarity, to the target mRNAsequence are considered substantially complementary and may be used inthe present disclosure. The percentage of complementarity describes thepercentage of contiguous nucleotides in a first nucleic acid moleculethat can base pair in the Watson-Crick sense with a set of contiguousnucleotides in a second nucleic acid molecule.

A gene is “targeted” by a siNA according to the present disclosure when,for example, the siNA molecule selectively decreases or inhibits theexpression of the gene. The phrase “selectively decrease or inhibit” asused herein encompasses siNAs that affect expression of thenon-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2. Alternatively, a siNAtargets a gene when the siNA hybridizes under stringent conditions tothe gene transcript, i.e. its mRNA. Capable of hybridizing “understringent conditions” means annealing to the target mRNA region, understandard conditions, e.g., high temperature and/or low salt contentwhich tend to disfavor hybridization. A suitable protocol (involving0.1×SSC, 68° C. for 2 hours) is described in Maniatis, T., et al.,Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,1982, at pages 387-389.

Nucleic acid sequences cited herein are written in a 5′ to 3′ directionunless indicated otherwise. The term “nucleic acid” refers to either DNAor RNA or a modified form thereof comprising the purine or pyrimidinebases present in DNA (adenine “A”, cytosine “C”, guanine “G”, thymine“T”) or in RNA (adenine “A”, cytosine “C”, guanine “G”, uracil “U”).Interfering RNAs provided herein may comprise “T” bases, for example at3′ ends, even though “T” bases do not naturally occur in RNA. In somecases, these bases may appear as “dT” to differentiatedeoxyribonucleotides present in a chain of ribonucleotides.

In one embodiment of the disclosure, the siNA molecule is 40 base pairsor fewer in length. Preferably, the siNA molecule is 19 to 25 base pairsin length. In one embodiment, the siNA comprises or consists of a 21nucleotide double-stranded region. Preferably, the siNA has a sense andan anti-sense strand. In an alternative embodiment, the siNA moleculecomprises or consists of a 19 nucleotide double-stranded region. In oneembodiment, the siNA has blunt ends. In an alternative embodiment, thesiNA has 5′ and/or 3′ overhangs. Preferably the overhangs are between 1to 5 nucleotides, more preferably, 2 nucleotide overhangs. The overhangsmay be ribonucleic acids, or deoxyribonucleic acids.

In one embodiment, the siNA molecule according to the disclosurecomprises a chemical modification. Preferably, the chemical modificationis on the sense strand, the antisense strand or both. Phosphorothioate(PS)- or boranophosphate (BS)-modified siRNAs have substantial nucleaseresistance. Silencing by siRNA duplexes is also compatible with sometypes of 2′-sugar modifications: 2′-H, 2′-O-methyl, 2′-O-methoxyethyl,2′-fluoro (2′-F), locked nucleic acid (LNA) and ethylene-bridge nucleicacid (ENA).

In one embodiment, the 5′ or 3′ overhangs are dinucleotides, preferablythymidine dinucleotide. In a embodiment, the 5′ or 3′ overhangs aredeoxythymidines. In one embodiment, the sense strand comprises at leastone, preferably two 3′ overhangs. Preferably, said sense strandcomprises at least one, preferably two 3′ deoxythymidines. In analternative embodiment, the antisense strand comprises at least one,preferably two 3′ overhangs. Preferably, said sense strand comprises atleast one, preferably two 3′ deoxythymidines. In a further preferredembodiment, both the sense and antisense strands comprise 3′ overhangsas described herein.

By “variant” as used herein is meant a sequence with 25%, 26%, 27%, 28%,29%, 30%, 31%, 32%, 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%, 37%, 38%, 39%, 40%, 41%, 42%,43%, 44%, 45%, 46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%, 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%,57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%, 66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%,71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%,85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, orat least 99% overall sequence identity to the non-variant nucleic orribonucleic acid sequence.

By “down-regulating” is meant a decrease in the expressionnon-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 mRNA by up to or morethan 10%, 15% 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45% 50%, 55% 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%,80%, 85%, 90%, 95% when compared to the level in a control.Alternatively, the siNA molecule described herein may abolish SARS-CoV-2non-structural proteins (NSPs) expression. The term “abolish” means thatno expression of SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) is detectableor that no functional SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) isproduced. For example, a reduction in the expression and/or proteinlevels of at least SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) expressionmay be a measure of protein and/or nucleic acid levels and can bemeasured by any technique known to the skilled person, such as, but notlimited to, any form of gel electrophoresis or chromatography (e.g.HPLC).

Notably, in some embodiments, the siNA molecule (either the 5′ or 3′strand or both) may begin with at least one, preferably two alaninenucleotides. Alternatively, if the target sequence starts with one ortwo alanine sequences, these may not be included (targeted) in the siNAmolecule.

In one embodiment, the target sequence may be characterised by at leastone, preferably two alanine nucleotides at the 3′ end of the sequence,and/or the target sequence lacks at least one, preferably two alaninenucleotides at the 5′ end of the sequence, and/or the target sequencelacks two consecutive alanine nucleotides within the sequence. In apreferred embodiment, the siNA molecules of the disclosure arecharacterised in that they target sequences with the above properties.

In one embodiment a plurality of species of siNA molecule are used,wherein said plurality of siNA molecules are targeted to the same or adifferent mRNA species.

In one embodiment, the siNA is selected from dsRNA, siRNA or shRNA.Preferably, the siNA is siRNA.

In one embodiment, an isolated or synthetic siNA molecule comprising atleast a sequence 88% identical to SEQ ID No 396, SEQ ID No 439, SEQ IDNo 440, SEQ ID No 442, SEQ ID No 443, SEQ ID No 511, SEQ ID No 530, SEQID No 546, SEQ ID No 548, SEQ ID No 549, SEQ ID No 555, SEQ ID No 556,SEQ ID No 596, SEQ ID No 614, SEQ ID No 624, SEQ ID No 625, SEQ ID No630, SEQ ID No 631, SEQ ID No 633, SEQ ID No 642, SEQ ID No 650, SEQ IDNo 654, SEQ ID No 655, SEQ ID No 656, SEQ ID No 657, SEQ ID No 658, SEQID No 659, SEQ ID No 660, SEQ ID No 661, SEQ ID No 692, SEQ ID No 693,SEQ ID No 694. Preferably at least 89% identical, or at least 90%identical, or at least 91% identical, or at least 92% identical, or atleast 93% identical, or at least 94% identical, or at least 95%identical, or at least 96% identical, or at least 97% identical, or atleast 98% identical, or at least 99% identical, or 100% identical to SEQID No 396, SEQ ID No 439, SEQ ID No 440, SEQ ID No 442, SEQ ID No 443,SEQ ID No 511, SEQ ID No 530, SEQ ID No 546, SEQ ID No 548, SEQ ID No549, SEQ ID No 555, SEQ ID No 556, SEQ ID No 596, SEQ ID No 614, SEQ IDNo 624, SEQ ID No 625, SEQ ID No 630, SEQ ID No 631, SEQ ID No 633, SEQID No 642, SEQ ID No 650, SEQ ID No 654, SEQ ID No 655, SEQ ID No 656,SEQ ID No 657, SEQ ID No 658, SEQ ID No 659, SEQ ID No 660, SEQ ID No661, SEQ ID No 692, SEQ ID No 693, SEQ ID No 694.

In one embodiment, an isolated or synthetic siNA molecule comprising atleast a sequence 88% identical SEQ ID No 743, SEQ ID No 786, SEQ ID No787, SEQ ID No 789, SEQ ID No 790, SEQ ID No 858, SEQ ID No 877, SEQ IDNo 893, SEQ ID No 895, SEQ ID No 896, SEQ ID No 902, SEQ ID No 903, SEQID No 943, SEQ ID No 961, SEQ ID No 971, SEQ ID No 972, SEQ ID No 977,SEQ ID No 978, SEQ ID No 980, SEQ ID No 989, SEQ ID No 997, SEQ ID No1001, SEQ ID No 1002, SEQ ID No 1003, SEQ ID No 1004, SEQ ID No 1005,SEQ ID No 1006, SEQ ID No 1007, SEQ ID No 1008, SEQ ID No 1039, SEQ IDNo 1040 and SEQ ID No 104. Preferably at least 89% identical, or atleast 90% identical, or at least 91% identical, or at least 92%identical, or at least 93% identical, or at least 94% identical, or atleast 95% identical, or at least 96% identical, or at least 97%identical, or at least 98% identical, or at least 99% identical, or 100%identical to SEQ ID No 743, SEQ ID No 786, SEQ ID No 787, SEQ ID No 789,SEQ ID No 790, SEQ ID No 858, SEQ ID No 877, SEQ ID No 893, SEQ ID No895, SEQ ID No 896, SEQ ID No 902, SEQ ID No 903, SEQ ID No 943, SEQ IDNo 961, SEQ ID No 971, SEQ ID No 972, SEQ ID No 977, SEQ ID No 978, SEQID No 980, SEQ ID No 989, SEQ ID No 997, SEQ ID No 1001, SEQ ID No 1002,SEQ ID No 1003, SEQ ID No 1004, SEQ ID No 1005, SEQ ID No 1006, SEQ IDNo 1007, SEQ ID No 1008, SEQ ID No 1039, SEQ ID No 1040 and SEQ ID No104.

Methods for the alignment of sequences for comparison are well known inthe art, such methods include GAP, BESTFIT, BLAST, FASTA and TFASTA. GAPuses the algorithm of Needleman and Wunsch ((1970) J Mol Biol 48:443-453) to find the global (over the whole the sequence) alignment oftwo sequences that maximizes the number of matches and minimizes thenumber of gaps. The BLAST algorithm (Altschul et al. (1990) J Mol Biol215: 403-10) calculates percent sequence identity and performs astatistical analysis of the similarity between the two sequences. Thesoftware for performing BLAST analysis is publicly available through theNational Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Global percentagesof similarity and identity may also be determined using one of themethods available in the MatGAT software package (Campanella et al., BMCBioinformatics. 2003 Jul. 10; 4:29. MatGAT: an application thatgenerates similarity/identity matrices using protein or DNA sequences).Minor manual editing may be performed to optimise alignment betweenconserved motifs, as would be apparent to a person skilled in the art.The sequence identity values, which are indicated in the present subjectmatter as a percentage were determined over the entire amino acidsequence, using BLAST with the default parameters.

In a further embodiment, the disclosure relates to a siNA molecule, asherein described for use as a medicament. In one embodiment, thedisclosure relates to a siNA for use in the treatment of a disordercharacterised by increased expression levels (compared to the levels ina healthy subject) of SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs).

In another aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a siNA molecule,as described herein for preventing and treating infections by thecoronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

In a further aspect, the disclosure relates to the use of at least onesiNA molecule, as described herein in the preparation of a medicamentfor preventing and treating infections by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, the disclosure relates to a method for preventing andtreating infections by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the method comprisingadministering at least one siNA molecule, as described herein, to apatient or subject in need thereof.

In one embodiment, infection by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is selectedfrom asymptomatic infection, mild upper respiratory tract illness,severe viral pneumonia and with respiratory failure.

In another aspect of the disclosure there is provided a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising at least one siNA molecule as described hereinand a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In a further aspect of the disclosure there is provided a method,preferably an in vitro method of inhibiting non-structural proteins(NSPs) expression for virus-cell interactions during viral life cycle,the method comprising administering a siNA as defined herein to a cell.Preferably, the viral life cycle is promoted by non-structural proteins(NSPs). In one embodiment, non-structural proteins (NSPs) expression ina cell is inhibited by up to or more than 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%,70%, 80% or 90% when compared to the level in a control.

In a further aspect of the disclosure there is provided a method,preferably an in vitro method of inhibiting non-structural proteins(NSPs) for virus-cell interactions during viral life cycle, the methodcomprising administering a siNA as defined herein to a cell. Preferably,the viral life cycle is promoted by the non-structural proteins (NSPs).In one embodiment, viral life cycle is inhibited by up to or more than10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% when compared to the levelin a control

In a yet further aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a method ofreducing viral infection, preferably in a patient, the method comprisingadministering at least one siNA as described herein. In one embodiment,said decrease in viral infection may be up to or more than 10%, 20%,30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% when compared to the level in acontrol.

In another embodiment, the disclosure relates to methods of reducingviral life cycle comprising treating the cells with an siNA of thedisclosure in combination with one or more anti-viral agents known inthe art, preferably wherein the anti-viral agent comprises a nucleosideanalogue antiviral agent and most preferably favipiravir, ribavirin,remdesivir and galidesivir.

The disclosure also relates to methods of treating viral infectioncomprising administrating an siNA of the disclosure in combination withone or more anti-viral agents known in the art, preferably to a patientin need thereof, preferably wherein the anti-viral agent comprises ananti-nucleoside agent, more preferably an antiviral agent and mostpreferably favipiravir, ribavirin, remdesivir and galidesivir. Thedisclosure further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising thesiNA of the disclosure and the one or more anti-viral agent.

In another embodiment the disclosure relates to methods for increasingthe efficacy of an anti-viral therapy given to a patient comprisingadministering an siNA of the disclosure in combination with the therapy.Said increase in efficacy may be up to or more than 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%,50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% when compared to the efficacy of eitheradministration of siNA or the anti-viral agent alone.

The disclosure also relates to methods of treating viral infectioncomprising administrating an siNA of the disclosure in combination withone or more transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) inhibitors knownin the art, preferably to a patient in need thereof, preferably whereinthe anti-TMPRSS2 agent comprises an, more preferably an anti-TMPRSS2agent and most preferably camostat or nafamostat. The disclosure furtherrelates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the siNA of thedisclosure and the one or more anti-TMPRSS2 agent.

In another embodiment the disclosure relates to methods for increasingthe efficacy of TMPRSS2 inhibition therapy given to a patient comprisingadministering an siNA of the disclosure in combination with the therapy.Said increase in efficacy may be up to or more than 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%,50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% when compared to the efficacy of eitheradministration of siNA or the TMPRSS2 inhibition therapy alone.

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The present disclosure relates to method of producing and using siNAsfor preventing and treating coronavirus-inflicted infectious conditions.siNAs for preventing and treating infections by the coronavirusSARS-CoV-2, the causative viral agent of the novel coronavirus diseaseCOVID-19, to mediate gene silencing of viral proteins.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there isprovided a method of treating or preventing by the coronavirusSARS-CoV-2, the causative viral agent of the novel coronavirus diseaseCOVID-19, comprising administering to an individual an effective amountof a siRNA that inhibits non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene expression,wherein the siRNA comprises a sense non-structural proteins (NSPs)nucleic acid and an antisense spike (S) glycoprotein non-structuralproteins (NSPs) nucleic acid. The present disclosure also provides amethod of treating or preventing coronavirus-inflicted infectiousconditions comprising administering to an individual an effective amountof a vector encoding the siRNA that inhibits non-structural proteins(NSPs) gene expression.

The non-structural proteins (NSPs) of coronaviruses, namely theSARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs), are key enzymes in the virallife cycle. The present disclosure is based on the surprising discoverythat small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) selective forSARS-CoV-non-structural proteins (NSPs) are effective preventing andtreating the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 inflicted infectious conditions. Inparticular, infections by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 selected fromasymptomatic infection, mild upper respiratory tract illness, severeviral pneumonia and with respiratory failure.

The siRNA or vector encoding the siRNA, or the medicament comprising thesiRNA or vector encoding the siRNA, may be administered to an individualby topical application, nasal application, inhalation administration,subcutaneous injection or deposition, subcutaneous infusion, intravenousinjection, intravenous infusion.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure there is providedan in vitro method of inhibiting the expression of the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) gene in a cell comprising contacting the cell with siNAthat inhibits non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene expression asdescribed herein. In one embodiment, said siRNA comprises a sensenon-structural proteins (NSPs) nucleic acid and an anti-non-structuralproteins (NSPs) nucleic acid, wherein the non-structural proteins (NSPs)nucleic acid is substantially identical to a target sequence containedwithin non-structural proteins (NSPs) mRNA and the anti-sensenon-structural proteins (NSPs) nucleic acid is complementary to thesense non-structural proteins (NSPs) nucleic acid. The presentdisclosure also provides an in vitro method of inhibiting the expressionof the non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene in a cell comprisingcontacting the cell with a vector encoding a siRNA that inhibitsnon-structural proteins (NSPs) gene expression, said siRNA comprises asense non-structural proteins (NSPs) nucleic acid and an anti-sensenon-structural proteins (NSPs) nucleic acid, wherein the sensenon-structural proteins (NSPs) nucleic acid is substantially identicalto a target sequence contained within non-structural proteins (NSPs)mRNA and the anti-sense non-structural proteins (NSPs) nucleic acid iscomplementary to the sense non-structural proteins (NSPs) nucleic acid.

Expression of the gene may be inhibited by introduction of a doublestranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) molecule into the cell in an amountsufficient to inhibit expression of the non-structural proteins (NSPs)gene.

The siRNAs used in the disclosure are believed to cause theRNAi-mediated degradation of non-structural proteins (NSPs) fromSARS-CoV-2 mRNA so that the protein products of the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 gene is not produced or is produced inreduced amounts. The siRNAs used in the disclosure can be used to altergene expression in a cell in which expression of non-structural proteins(NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 is initiated, e.g., as a result ofSARS-CoV-2-inflicted infectious conditions such as in asymptomaticinfection, mild upper respiratory tract illness, severe viral pneumoniaand with respiratory failure. Binding of the siRNA to the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) mRNA transcript in a cell results in a reduction innon-structural proteins (NSPs) production by the infected cell.

The term “siRNA” is used to mean a double stranded RNA molecule whichprevents translation of a target mRNA. Standard techniques ofintroducing siRNA into the cell are used, including those in which DNAis a template from which RNA is transcribed. The siRNA that inhibitsnon-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 gene expression includesa sense non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acidsequence and an antisense non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2nucleic acid sequence. The siRNA may be constructed such that a singletranscript has both the sense and complementary antisense sequences fromthe target gene, e.g., in the form of a hairpin.

The siRNA preferably comprises short double-stranded RNA that istargeted to the target mRNA, i.e., non-structural proteins (NSPs) fromSARS-CoV-2 mRNA. The siRNA comprises a sense RNA strand and acomplementary antisense RNA strand annealed together by standardWatson-Crick base-pairing interactions (hereinafter “base-paired”). Thesense strand comprises a nucleic acid sequence which is substantiallyidentical to a target sequence contained within the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 mRNA.

The terms “sense/antisense sequences” and “sense/antisense strands” areused interchangeable herein to refer to the parts of the siRNA of thepresent disclosure that are substantially identical (sense) to thetarget SARS-CoV-2 mRNA sequence or substantially complementary(antisense) to the target non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2mRNA sequence.

As used herein, a nucleic acid sequence “substantially identical” to atarget sequence contained within the target mRNA is a nucleic acidsequence which is identical to the target sequence, or which differsfrom the target sequence by one or more nucleotides. Preferably, thesubstantially identical sequence is identical to the target sequence ordiffers from the target sequence by one, two or three nucleotides, morepreferably by one or two nucleotides and most preferably by only 1nucleotide. Sense strands which comprise nucleic acid sequencessubstantially identical to a target sequence are characterized in thatsiRNA comprising such a sense strand induces RNAi-mediated degradationof mRNA containing the target sequence. For example, an siRNA of thedisclosure can comprise a sense strand comprising a nucleic acidsequence which differs from a target sequence by one, two, three or morenucleotides, as long as RNAi-mediated degradation of the target mRNA isinduced by the siRNA.

The sense and antisense strands of the siRNA can comprise twocomplementary, single-stranded RNA molecules or can comprise a singlemolecule in which two complementary portions are base-paired and arecovalently linked by a single-stranded “hairpin” area. That is, thesense region and antisense region can be covalently connected via alinker molecule. The linker molecule can be a polynucleotide ornon-nucleotide linker. The siRNA can also contain alterations,substitutions or modifications of one or more ribonucleotide bases. Forexample, the present siRNA can be altered, substituted or modified tocontain one or more, preferably 0, 1, 2 or 3, deoxyribonucleotide bases.Preferably, the siRNA does not contain any deoxyribonucleotide bases.

The siRNA can comprise partially purified RNA, substantially pure RNA,synthetic RNA, or recombinantly produced RNA, as well as altered RNAthat differs from naturally-occurring RNA by the addition, deletion,substitution and/or alteration of one or more nucleotides. Suchalterations can include addition of non-nucleotide material, such as tothe end(s) of the siRNA or to one or more internal nucleotides of thesiRNA; modifications that make the siRNA resistant to nuclease digestion(e.g., the use of 2′-substituted ribonucleotides or modifications to thesugar-phosphate backbone); or the substitution of one or more,preferably 0, 1, 2 or 3, nucleotides in the siRNA withdeoxyribonucleotides.

Degradation can be delayed or avoided by a wide variety of chemicalmodifications that include alterations in the nucleobases, sugars andthe phosphate ester backbone of the siRNAs. All of these chemicallymodified siRNAs are still able to induce siRNA-mediated gene silencingprovided that the modifications were absent in specific regions of thesiRNA and included to a limited extent. In general, backbonemodifications cause a small loss in binding affinity, but offer nucleaseresistance. Phosphorothioate (PS)- or boranophosphate (BS)-modifiedsiRNAs have substantial nuclease resistance. Silencing by siRNA duplexesis also compatible with some types of 2′-sugar modifications: 2′-H,2′-O-methyl, 2′-O-methoxyethyl, 2′-fluoro (2′-F), locked nucleic acid(LNA) and ethylene-bridge nucleic acid (ENA). Suitable chemicalmodifications are well known to those skilled in the art.

The siRNA used in the present disclosure is a double-stranded moleculecomprising a sense strand and an antisense strand, wherein the sensestrand comprises or consists of a ribonucleotide sequence correspondingto non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 target sequence, andwherein the antisense strand comprises a ribonucleotide sequence whichis complementary to said sense strand, wherein said sense strand andsaid antisense strand hybridize to each other to form saiddouble-stranded molecule, and wherein said double-stranded molecule,when introduced into a cell expressing the non-structural proteins(NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 gene, inhibits expression of the said gene. Asindicated further below, said non-structural proteins (NSPs) fromSARS-CoV-2 target sequence preferably comprises at least about 15contiguous, more preferably 19 to 25, and most preferably about 19 to 21contiguous nucleotides selected from the group consisting of from SEQ IDNo 58, SEQ ID No 59, SEQ ID No 60, SEQ ID No 61, SEQ ID No 62, SEQ ID No86, SEQ ID No 152, SEQ ID No 153, SEQ ID No 210, SEQ ID No 250, SEQ IDNo 263, SEQ ID No 314, SEQ ID No 324, SEQ ID No 325, SEQ ID No 338, SEQID No 339, SEQ ID No 345, SEQ ID No 346, SEQ ID No 347, SEQ ID No 352,SEQ ID No 353, SEQ ID No 354, SEQ ID No 367, SEQ ID No 368, SEQ ID No373, SEQ ID No 374, SEQ ID No 375, SEQ ID No 376, SEQ ID No 377, SEQ IDNo 384, SEQ ID No 484, SEQ ID No 485, SEQ ID No 495, SEQ ID No 496, SEQID No 497, SEQ ID No 498, SEQ ID No 506, SEQ ID No 517, SEQ ID No 524,SEQ ID No 542, SEQ ID No 545, SEQ ID No 546, SEQ ID No 548, SEQ ID No558, SEQ ID No 559, SEQ ID No 565, SEQ ID No 567, SEQ ID No 570, SEQ IDNo 574, SEQ ID No 579, SEQ ID No 580 and SEQ ID No 582.

The siRNA used in the present disclosure can be obtained using a numberof techniques known to those of skill in the art. For example, the siRNAcan be chemically synthesized or recombinantly produced using methodsknown in the art, such as the Drosophila in vitro system described inU.S. published application 2002/0086356, the entire disclosure of whichis herein incorporated by reference. The siRNA may be chemicallysynthesized using appropriately protected ribonucleosidephosphoramidites and a conventional DNA/RNA synthesizer. The siRNA canbe synthesized as two separate, complementary RNA molecules, or as asingle RNA molecule with two complementary regions. Commercial suppliersof synthetic RNA molecules or synthesis reagents include Biospring(Frankfurt, Germany), ChemGenes (Ashland, Mass., USA), DharmaconResearch (Lafayette, Colo., USA), Glen Research (Sterling, Va., USA),Proligo (Hamburg, Germany), Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo. USA) andThermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, Mass. USA).

The siRNA can also be expressed from recombinant circular or linear DNAvectors using any suitable promoter. Suitable promoters for expressingsiRNA from a vector include, for example, the U6 or H1 RNA pol IIIpromoter sequences and the cytomegalovirus promoter. Selection of othersuitable promoters is within the skill in the art. The vector can alsocomprise inducible or regulable promoters for expression of the siRNA ina particular tissue or in a particular intracellular environment.

The siRNA expressed from a vector can either be isolated from culturedcell expression systems by standard techniques or can be expressedintracellularly. The vector can be used to deliver the siRNA to cells invivo, e.g., by intracellularly expressing the siRNA in vivo. siRNA canbe expressed from a vector either as two separate, complementary RNAmolecules, or as a single RNA molecule with two complementary regions.Selection of vectors suitable for expressing the siRNA, methods forinserting nucleic acid sequences for expressing the siRNA into thevector, and methods of delivering the vector to the cells of interestare well known to those skilled in the art.

The siRNA can also be expressed from a vector intracellularly in vivo.As used herein, the term “vector” means any nucleic acid- and/orviral-based technique used to deliver a desired nucleic acid. Any vectorcapable of accepting the coding sequences for the siRNA molecule(s) tobe expressed can be used, including plasmids, cosmids, naked DNA,optionally condensed with a condensing agent, and viral vectors.Suitable viral vectors include vectors derived from adenovirus (AV);adeno-associated virus (AAV); retroviruses (e.g., lentiviruses (LV),Rhabdoviruses, murine leukemia virus); herpes virus, and the like. Thetropism of viral vectors can be modified by pseudotyping the vectorswith envelope proteins or other surface antigens from other viruses, orby substituting different viral capsid proteins, as appropriate. Whenthe vector is a lentiviral vector it is preferably pseudotyped withsurface proteins from vesicular stomatitis virus, rabies virus, Ebolavirus or Mokola virus.

Vectors are produced for example by cloning the non-structural proteins(NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 target sequence into an expression vector so thatoperatively-linked regulatory sequences flank the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) sequence in a manner that allows for expression (bytranscription of the DNA molecule) of both strands (Lee et al., 2002).An RNA molecule that is antisense to non-structural proteins (NSPs) mRNAis transcribed by a first promoter (e.g., a promoter sequence 3′ of thecloned DNA) and an RNA molecule that is the sense strand for thenon-structural proteins (NSPs) mRNA is transcribed by a second promoter(e. g., a promoter sequence 5′ of the cloned DNA). The sense andantisense strands hybridize in vivo to generate siRNA constructs forsilencing of the non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene. Alternatively, twovectors are utilized to create the sense and anti-sense strands of asiRNA construct. Cloned non-structural proteins (NSPs) can encode aconstruct having secondary structure, e. g., hairpins, wherein a singletranscript has both the sense and complementary antisense sequences fromthe target gene. Such a transcript encoding a construct having secondarystructure, will preferably comprises a single-stranded ribonucleotidesequence (loop sequence) linking said sense strand and said antisensestrand.

The siRNA is preferably isolated. As used herein, “isolated” meanssynthetic, or altered or removed from the natural state through humanintervention. For example, a siRNA naturally present in a living animalis not “isolated,” but a synthetic siRNA, or a siRNA partially orcompletely separated from the coexisting materials of its natural stateis “isolated.” An isolated siRNA can exist in substantially purifiedform, or can exist in a non-native environment such as, for example, acell into which the siRNA has been delivered. By way of example, siRNAwhich are produced inside a cell by natural processes, but which areproduced from an “isolated” precursor molecule, are themselves“isolated” molecules. Thus, an isolated dsRNA can be introduced into atarget cell, where it is processed by the Dicer protein (or itsequivalent) into isolated siRNA.

As used herein, “inhibit” means that the activity of the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) gene expression product or level of the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) gene expression product is reduced below that observedin the absence of the siRNA molecule of the disclosure. The inhibitionwith a siRNA molecule preferably is significantly below that levelobserved in the presence of an inactive or attenuated molecule that isunable to mediate an RNAi response. Inhibition of gene expression withthe siRNA molecule is preferably significantly greater in the presenceof the siRNA molecule than in its absence. Preferably, the siRNAinhibits the level of non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene expression byat least 10%, more preferably at least 50% and most preferably at least75%.

Preferably the siRNA molecule inhibits non-structural proteins (NSPs)gene expression so that the protein product of the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 gene is not produced or is produced inreduced amounts. By inhibiting non-structural proteins (NSPs) expressionduring viral life cycle is meant that the treated cell produces at alower rate or has decreased the viral proteins that allows viralreplication than an untreated cell. The non-structural proteins (NSPs)from SARS-CoV-2 is measured by mRNA or protein assays known in the art.

As used herein, an “isolated nucleic acid” is a nucleic acid removedfrom its original environment (e. g., the natural environment ifnaturally occurring) and thus, synthetically altered from its naturalstate. In the present disclosure, isolated nucleic acid includes DNA,RNA, and derivatives thereof. When the isolated nucleic acid is RNA orderivatives thereof, base “t” should be replaced with “u” in thenucleotide sequences.

As used herein, the term “complementary” refers to Watson-Crick orHoogsteen base pairing between nucleotides units of a polynucleotide,and the term “binding” means the physical or chemical interactionbetween two polypeptides or compounds or associated polypeptides orcompounds or combinations thereof.

As used herein, the phrase “highly conserved sequence region” means anucleotide sequence of one or more regions in a target gene does notvary significantly from one generation to the other or from onebiological system to the other.

As used herein, the term “complementarity” or “complementary” means thata nucleic acid can form hydrogen bond(s) with another nucleic acidsequence by either traditional Watson-Crick or other non-traditionaltypes of interaction. In reference to the present disclosure, thebinding free energy for a siRNA molecule with its complementary sequenceis sufficient to allow the relevant function of the nucleic acid toproceed, e.g., RNAi activity. For example, the degree of complementaritybetween the sense and antisense strand of the siRNA molecule can be thesame or different from the degree of complementarity between theantisense strand of the siRNA and the target RNA sequence.

A percent complementarity indicates the percentage of contiguousresidues in a nucleic acid molecule that can form hydrogen bonds (e.g.,Watson-Crick base pairing) with a second nucleic acid sequence (e.g., 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10 out of 10 being 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, and 100%complementary). “Perfectly complementary” means that all the contiguousresidues of a nucleic acid sequence will hydrogen bond with the samenumber of contiguous residues in a second nucleic acid sequence.Preferably the term “complementarity” or “complementary” means that atleast 90%, more preferably at least 95% and most preferably 100% ofresidues in a first nucleic acid sense can form hydrogen binds with asecond nucleic acid sequence.

Complementary nucleic acid sequences hybridize under appropriateconditions to form stable duplexes containing few (one or two) or nomismatches. Furthermore, the sense strand and antisense strand of thesiRNA can form a double stranded nucleotide or hairpin loop structure bythe hybridization. In a preferred embodiment, such duplexes contain nomore than 1 mismatch for every 10 matches. In an especially preferredembodiment, the sense and antisense strands of the duplex are fullycomplementary, i.e., the duplexes contain no mismatches.

As used herein, the term “cell” is defined using its usual biologicalsense. The cell can be present in an organism, e.g., mammals such ashumans, cows, sheep, apes, monkeys, swine, dogs, and cats. The cell canbe eukaryotic (e.g., a mammalian cell). The cell can be of somatic orgerm line origin, totipotent or pluripotent, dividing or non-dividing.The cell can also be derived from or can comprise a gamete or embryo, astem cell, or a fully differentiated cell. Preferably the cell is in theupper respiratory tract, pulmonary parenchyma, brain, colon, head andneck, kidney, liver, lung, or lymph.

As used herein, the term “RNA” means a molecule comprising at least oneribonucleotide residue. By “ribonucleotide” is meant a nucleotide with ahydroxyl group at the 2′ position of a beta-D-ribo-furanose moiety. Theterm includes double stranded RNA, single stranded RNA, isolated RNAsuch as partially purified RNA, essentially pure RNA, synthetic RNA,recombinantly produced RNA, as well as altered RNA that differs fromnaturally occurring RNA by the addition, deletion, substitution and/oralteration of one or more nucleotides. Such alterations can includeaddition of non-nucleotide material, such as to the end(s) of the siRNAor internally, for example at one or more nucleotides of the RNA.Nucleotides in the RNA molecules of the instant disclosure can alsocomprise non-standard nucleotides, such as non-naturally occurringnucleotides or chemically synthesized nucleotides or deoxynucleotides.These altered RNAs can be referred to as analogues ofnaturally-occurring RNA. Preferably the term “RNA” consists ofribonucleotide residues only.

As used herein, the term “organism” refers to any living entitycomprised of at least one cell. A living organism can be as simple as,for example, a single eukaryotic cell or as complex as a mammal,including a human being.

As used herein, the term “subject” means an organism, which is a donoror recipient of explanted cells or the cells themselves. “Subject” alsorefers to an organism to which the nucleic acid molecules of thedisclosure can be administered. The subject is preferably a mammal,e.g., a human, non-human primate, mouse, rat, dog, cat, horse, or cow.Most preferably the subject is a human.

As used herein, the term “biological sample” refers to any samplecontaining polynucleotides. The sample may be a tissue or cell sample,or a body fluid containing polynucleotides (e.g., blood, mucus,lymphatic fluid, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, amnioticfluid, amniotic cord blood, urine, vaginal fluid and semen). The samplemay be a homogenate, lysate, extract, cell culture or tissue cultureprepared from a whole organism or a subset of its cells, tissues orcomponent parts, or a fraction or portion thereof. Lastly, the samplemay be a medium, such as a nutrient broth or gel in which an organism,or cells of an organism, have been propagated, wherein the samplecontains polynucleotides.

The disclosure relates to methods of inhibiting non-structural proteins(NSPs) gene expression so that the protein product of the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 gene is not produced or is produced inreduced amounts. In particular, the disclosure provides a method for canbe used to alter gene expression in a cell in which expression ofnon-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 is initiated, e.g., as aresult of SARS-CoV-2-inflicted infectious conditions such as inasymptomatic infection, mild upper respiratory tract illness, severeviral pneumonia and with respiratory failure. Binding of the siRNA tonon-structural proteins (NSPs) mRNA transcript in a cell results in areduction in non-structural proteins (NSPs) production by the infectedcell. The cell may be further contacted with a transfection-enhancingagent to enhance delivery of the siRNA or siRNA encoding vector to thecell. Depending on the specific method of the present disclosure, thecell may be provided in vitro, in vivo or ex vivo.

Sequence information regarding the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 non-structuralproteins (NSPs) gene (GenBank accession NM_908947) was extracted fromthe NCBI Entrez nucleotide database. Up to 399 mRNA segments wereidentified. See for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,506,559, and Elbashir etal., 2001, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Selection of siRNA target sites can be performed as follows:

-   -   i) Beginning with the ATG start codon of the transcript, scan        downstream for AA dinucleotide sequences. Record the occurrence        of each AA and the 3′ adjacent 19 nucleotides as potential siRNA        target sites. Tuschl et al. recommend against designing siRNA to        the 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions (UTRs) and regions near the        start codon (within 75 bases) as these may be richer in        regulatory protein binding sites. UTR-binding proteins and/or        translation initiation complexes may interfere with binding of        the siRNA endonuclease complex.    -   ii) Compare the potential target sites to the appropriate genome        database (human, mouse, rat, etc.) and eliminate from        consideration any target sequences with significant homology to        other coding sequences. We suggest using BLAST, which can be        found on the NCBI server at: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/iii)    -   iii) Select qualifying target sequences (i.e., sequences having        over 45% GC content) for synthesis.

In one aspect of the disclosure, the length of the sense nucleic acid isat least 10 nucleotides and may be as long as the naturally-occurringnon-structural proteins (NSPs) transcript. Preferably, the sense nucleicacid is less than 75, 50, or 25 nucleotides in length. It is furtherpreferred that the sense nucleic acid comprises at least 19 nucleotides.Most preferably, the sense nucleic acid is 19-25 nucleotides in length.Examples of non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 target siRNAsense nucleic acids of the present disclosure which inhibitnon-structural proteins (NSPs) expression in mammalian cells includeoligonucleotides comprising any one of the following target sequences ofnon-structural proteins (NSPs) gene: SEQ ID 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 86, 152,153, 210, 250, 263, 314, 324, 325, 338, 339, 345, 346, 347, 352, 353,354, 367, 368, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 384, 484, 485, 495, 496, 497,498, 506, 517, 524, 542, 545, 546, 548, 558, 559, 565, 567, 570, 574,579, 580 and 582.

Three hundred and forty-seven sequences, which set forth the sequencefor one strand of the double stranded is RNA, were identified andisolated for non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 (Table 1).

TABLE 1 5′ sense SARS-CoV-2 DNA target non-structural proteins (NSPs).SEQ ID No 5′ DNA sense SEQ ID No 1 AGCTGATGTTACTAAAATAAA SEQ ID No 2GCTGATGTTACTAAAATAAAA SEQ ID No 3 ATGGAGCTGATGTTACTAAAA SEQ ID No 4GAGCTGATGTTACTAAAATAA SEQ ID No 5 GTGGTCACTATAAACATATAA SEQ ID No 6AAATAAAACCTCATAATTCAC SEQ ID No 7 AAACAAGCTACAAAATATCTA SEQ ID No 8AACAAGCTACAAAATATCTAG SEQ ID No 9 GGATGGAGCTGATGTTACTAA SEQ ID No 10GATGGAGCTGATGTTACTAAA SEQ ID No 11 ATAATTCACATGAAGGTAAAA SEQ ID No 12TAGGTACATGTCAGCATTAAA SEQ ID No 13 CAGCATTAAATCACACTAAAA SEQ ID No 14AGCATTAAATCACACTAAAAA SEQ ID No 15 ATCTTGCCACTGCATTGTTAA SEQ ID No 16TATCTTAGCCTACTGTAATAA SEQ ID No 17 AGTTAGGTGATGTTAGAGAAA SEQ ID No 18TCTTGAACGTGGTGTGTAAAA SEQ ID No 19 ACCTGCTCAGTATGAACTTAA SEQ ID No 20TTACCAGTGTGGTCACTATAA SEQ ID No 21 TACCAGTGTGGTCACTATAAA SEQ ID No 22CTATAAACATATAACTTCTAA SEQ ID No 23 TATAAACATATAACTTCTAAA SEQ ID No 24AAACATATAACTTCTAAAGAA SEQ ID No 25 AACATATAACTTCTAAAGAAA SEQ ID No 26TACAAAGTCCTCAGAATACAA SEQ ID No 27 ACAAAGTCCTCAGAATACAAA SEQ ID No 28AAAATAAAACCTCATAATTCA SEQ ID No 29 AATAAAACCTCATAATTCACA SEQ ID No 30AACACTCCAACAAATAGAGTT SEQ ID No 31 AACGTGGTGTGTAAAACTTGT SEQ ID No 32AAGCTACAAAATATCTAGTAC SEQ ID No 33 AAACATATAACTTCTAAAGAA SEQ ID No 34AACATATAACTTCTAAAGAAA SEQ ID No 35 AAAGTCCTCAGAATACAAAGG SEQ ID No 36TACTAAAATAAAACCTCATAA SEQ ID No 37 AAACCTCATAATTCACATGAA SEQ ID No 38TCATAATTCACATGAAGGTAA SEQ ID No 39 CATAATTCACATGAAGGTAAA SEQ ID No 40GTAGGTACATGTCAGCATTAA SEQ ID No 41 GTCAGCATTAAATCACACTAA SEQ ID No 42TCAGCATTAAATCACACTAAA SEQ ID No 43 AAATCACACTAAAAAGTGGAA SEQ ID No 44AATCACACTAAAAAGTGGAAA SEQ ID No 45 CATTGTTAACACTCCAACAAA SEQ ID No 46ACTCCAACAAATAGAGTTGAA SEQ ID No 47 ACTTATCTTAGCCTACTGTAA SEQ ID No 48GAGTTAGGTGATGTTAGAGAA SEQ ID No 49 TAGGTGATGTTAGAGAAACAA SEQ ID No 50TTCTTGCAAAAGAGTCTTGAA SEQ ID No 51 GTCTTGAACGTGGTGTGTAAA SEQ ID No 52ATACCTTGTACGTGTGGTAAA SEQ ID No 53 CCTTGTACGTGTGGTAAACAA SEQ ID No 54CGTGTGGTAAACAAGCTACAA SEQ ID No 55 GTGTGGTAAACAAGCTACAAA SEQ ID No 56TGTGGTAAACAAGCTACAAAA SEQ ID No 57 GCTACAAAATATCTAGTACAA SEQ ID No 58GCACCACCTGCTCAGTATGAA SEQ ID No 59 GCACCACCTGCTGAGTATAAA SEQ ID No 60ACCACCTGCTCAGTATGAA SEQ ID No 61 CAGCACCACCTGCTCAGTATGAA SEQ ID No 62GTCAGCACCACCTGCTCAGTATGAA SEQ ID No 63 ACAAAGAAAACAGTTACACAASEQ ID No 64 AAGAAAACAGTTACACAACAA SEQ ID No 65 AATGACATATGGACAACAGTTSEQ ID No 66 AAAACCTCATAATTCACATGA SEQ ID No 67 AAACCTCATAATTCACATGAASEQ ID No 68 AACCTCATAATTCACATGAAG SEQ ID No 69 AATTCACATGAAGGTAAAACASEQ ID No 70 AAATCACACTAAAAAGTGGAA SEQ ID No 71 AATCACACTAAAAAGTGGAAASEQ ID No 72 AATCCACCTGCTCTACAAGAT SEQ ID No 73 AAAGGTGTTCAGATACCTTGTSEQ ID No 74 AAGGTGTTCAGATACCTTGTA SEQ ID No 75 AAGTCCTCAGAATACAAAGGTSEQ ID No 76 AATACAAAGGTCCTATTACGG SEQ ID No 77 AAAGAAAACAGTTACACAACASEQ ID No 78 AAGAAAACAGTTACACAACAA SEQ ID No 79 AAACAGTTACACAACAACCATSEQ ID No 80 AACAGTTACACAACAACCATT SEQ ID No 81 ACTGCATTGTTAACACTCCAASEQ ID No 82 GCATTGTTAACACTCCAACAA SEQ ID No 83 AAGATGCTTATTACAGAGCAASEQ ID No 84 AGTCTTGAACGTGGTGTGTAA SEQ ID No 85 GTGTGTAAAACTTGTGGACAASEQ ID No 86 CTTGTGGACAACAGCAGACAA SEQ ID No 87 GATACCTTGTACGTGTGGTAASEQ ID No 88 TGCTAGTGAGTACACTGGTAA SEQ ID No 89 TTACTTACAAAGTCCTCAGAASEQ ID No 90 AATGATGACACTCTACGTGTT SEQ ID No 91 AAGATGCTTATTACAGAGCAASEQ ID No 92 AATAAGACAGTAGGTGAGTTA SEQ ID No 93 AAGACAGTAGGTGAGTTAGGTSEQ ID No 94 AAAAGAGTCTTGAACGTGGTG SEQ ID No 95 AAAACTTGTGGACAACAGCAGSEQ ID No 96 AAACTTGTGGACAACAGCAGA SEQ ID No 97 AACTTGTGGACAACAGCAGACSEQ ID No 98 AAGAAAGGTGTTCAGATACCT SEQ ID No 99 AAAATATCTAGTACAACAGGASEQ ID No 100 AAATATCTAGTACAACAGGAG SEQ ID No 101 AATATCTAGTACAACAGGAGTSEQ ID No 102 AATTACCAGTGTGGTCACTAT SEQ ID No 103 AAAGGTCCTATTACGGATGTTSEQ ID No 104 AAAACAGTTACACAACAACCA SEQ ID No 105 AACAACTGTTATCTTGCCACTSEQ ID No 106 AAAGAGTCTTGAACGTGGTGT SEQ ID No 107 AAGAGTCTTGAACGTGGTGTGSEQ ID No 108 AACTGTTATCTTGCCACTGCA SEQ ID No 109 CATTCGTAAGTCTAATCATAASEQ ID No 110 GTTGTACGCTGCTGTTATAAA SEQ ID No 111 GCTATGAAGTACAATTATGAASEQ ID No 112 TTGTGGTACAACTACACTTAA SEQ ID No 113 GTACAGGCTGGTAATGTTCAASEQ ID No 114 TATTGGACATTCTATGCAAAA SEQ ID No 115 TATGCAAAATTGTGTACTTAASEQ ID No 116 AAATTGTGTACTTAAGCTTAA SEQ ID No 117 ATCCTAAGACACCTAAGATAASEQ ID No 118 TTCAGTGTTAGCTTGTTACAA SEQ ID No 119 TGCACCATATGGAATTACCAASEQ ID No 120 GGACACAACTATTACAGTTAA SEQ ID No 121 GGTTGTACGCTGCTGTTATAASEQ ID No 122 AAAATTGTGTACTTAAGCTTA SEQ ID No 123 AAATTGTGTACTTAAGCTTAASEQ ID No 124 AATTGTGTACTTAAGCTTAAG SEQ ID No 125 AACCTTGTGGCTATGAAGTACSEQ ID No 126 AAGACCATGTTGACATACTAG SEQ ID No 127 GCACCTCTGAAGACATGCTAASEQ ID No 128 GTTATTGGACATTCTATGCAA SEQ ID No 129 TTATTGGACATTCTATGCAAASEQ ID No 130 GGTTGATACAGCCAATCCTAA SEQ ID No 131 TGTTACATGCACCATATGGAASEQ ID No 132 CATGCTGGCACAGACTTAGAA SEQ ID No 133 TGGCACAGACTTAGAAGGTAASEQ ID No 134 CCTTGTGGCTATGAAGTACAA SEQ ID No 135 AGTACAATTATGAACCTCTAASEQ ID No 136 AATTATGAACCTCTAACACAA SEQ ID No 137 AAGTAACTTGTGGTACAACTASEQ ID No 138 AACTTGTGGTACAACTACACT SEQ ID No 139 AATCCTAAGACACCTAAGATASEQ ID No 140 AATTACCAACTGGAGTTCATG SEQ ID No 141 AATTATGAACCTCTAACACAASEQ ID No 142 AACCTCTAACACAAGACCATG SEQ ID No 143 AACACAAGACCATGTTGACATSEQ ID No 144 TACAAGTAACTTGTGGTACAA SEQ ID No 145 CATGTGATCTGCACCTCTGAASEQ ID No 146 GCTTAAGGTTGATACAGCCAA SEQ ID No 147 AGCCAATCCTAAGACACCTAASEQ ID No 148 GTTGACAGGCAAACAGCACAA SEQ ID No 149 AAGCTTAAGGTTGATACAGCCSEQ ID No 150 AATGGTTCACCATCTGGTGTT SEQ ID No 151 AATGGTTCATGTGGTAGTGTTSEQ ID No 152 AACAGCACAAGCAGCTGGTAC SEQ ID No 153 AACTGCACAGGCTGCAGGTACSEQ ID No 154 AAGTACAATTATGAACCTCTA SEQ ID No 155 AAGCAGCTGGTACGGACACAASEQ ID No 156 AAGACATGTGATCTGCACCTC SEQ ID No 157 AAGGTTGATACAGCCAATCCTSEQ ID No 158 AACTGGAGTTCATGCTGGCAC SEQ ID No 159 AAACAGCACAAGCAGCTGGTASEQ ID No 160 AAGCAGCTGGTACGGACACAA SEQ ID No 161 TGCTAAATTCCTAAAAACTAASEQ ID No 162 GGTAATTGTGACACATTAAAA SEQ ID No 163 AATTGTGACACATTAAAAGAASEQ ID No 164 ATTGTGACACATTAAAAGAAA SEQ ID No 165 TGGTGTACTGACATTAGATAASEQ ID No 166 CATTGTTAATGCCTATATTAA SEQ ID No 167 CTTAACAAAGCCTTACATTAASEQ ID No 168 AAGGAAGTTCTGTTGAATTAA SEQ ID No 169 AGGAAGTTCTGTTGAATTAAASEQ ID No 170 GGAAGTTCTGTTGAATTAAAA SEQ ID No 171 GGTTGGCACAACATGTTAAAASEQ ID No 172 GTTGGCACAACATGTTAAAAA SEQ ID No 173 TGGCGGTTCACTATATGTTAASEQ ID No 174 GGCGGTTCACTATATGTTAAA SEQ ID No 175 AATTGTGACACATTAAAAGAASEQ ID No 176 AATACTTGTCACATACAATTG SEQ ID No 177 AAGGAAGTTCTGTTGAATTAASEQ ID No 178 AAGTTCTGTTGAATTAAAACA SEQ ID No 179 AAAAATTATTGAAATCAATAGSEQ ID No 180 AACATACAATGCTAGTTAAAC SEQ ID No 181 CTAACTACCAACATGAAGAAASEQ ID No 182 ACTACCAACATGAAGAAACAA SEQ ID No 183 ATCACGTCAACGTCTTACTAASEQ ID No 184 TCACGTCAACGTCTTACTAAA SEQ ID No 185 AACGTCTTACTAAATACACAASEQ ID No 186 AAGGTAATTGTGACACATTAA SEQ ID No 187 AGGTAATTGTGACACATTAAASEQ ID No 188 GTACTGACATTAGATAATCAA SEQ ID No 189 ATTCTTATTATTCATTGTTAASEQ ID No 190 ATGTTGACACTGACTTAACAA SEQ ID No 191 TGTTGACACTGACTTAACAAASEQ ID No 192 TTCACGGAAGAGAGGTTAAAA SEQ ID No 193 TTGGACCACTAGTGAGAAAAASEQ ID No 194 AGAGCTAGGTGTTGTACATAA SEQ ID No 195 TGGTAATCTATTACTAGATAASEQ ID No 196 GGTAATCTATTACTAGATAAA SEQ ID No 197 TTCAGTAGCTGCACTTACTAASEQ ID No 198 AGTAGCTGCACTTACTAACAA SEQ ID No 199 TTATGACTACTATCGTTATAASEQ ID No 200 TGTAGTTGAAGTTGTTGATAA SEQ ID No 201 TTACGATGGTGGCTGTATTAASEQ ID No 202 TGGTGGCTGTATTAATGCTAA SEQ ID No 203 TATAACTCAAATGAATCTTAASEQ ID No 204 ATCAAAAATTATTGAAATCAA SEQ ID No 205 GAGCTACTGTAGTAATTGGAASEQ ID No 206 GTGGTTGGCACAACATGTTAA SEQ ID No 207 TGGTTGGCACAACATGTTAAASEQ ID No 208 TTCTTGCTCGCAAACATACAA SEQ ID No 209 TGCCACAACTGCTTATGCTAASEQ ID No 210 AGCTGTCACGGCCAATGTTAA SEQ ID No 211 TATCTACTGATGGTAACAAAASEQ ID No 212 TTATGAGTGTCTCTATAGAAA SEQ ID No 213 AGGTCTAGTGGCTAGCATAAASEQ ID No 214 TCTAGTGGCTAGCATAAAGAA SEQ ID No 215 ACTGAGACTGACCTTACTAAASEQ ID No 216 CAACATACAATGCTAGTTAAA SEQ ID No 217 TTGTAGATGATATCGTAAAAASEQ ID No 218 GATGGTACACTTATGATTGAA SEQ ID No 219 TGTACTTACAATACATAAGAASEQ ID No 220 GTACTTACAATACATAAGAAA SEQ ID No 221 GAAAGCTACATGATGAGTTAASEQ ID No 222 AAATTCCTAAAAACTAATTGT SEQ ID No 223 AATTCCTAAAAACTAATTGTTSEQ ID No 224 AAAAGGACGAAGATGACAATT SEQ ID No 225 AACGTCTTACTAAATACACAASEQ ID No 226 AAGGTAATTGTGACACATTAA SEQ ID No 227 AAATACTTGTCACATACAATTSEQ ID No 228 AATTGTTGTGATGATGATTAT SEQ ID No 229 AATCAAGATCTCAATGGTAACSEQ ID No 230 AACAAAGCCTTACATTAAGTG SEQ ID No 231 AATCAGGATGTAAACTTACATSEQ ID No 232 AACTCAAATGAATCTTAAGTA SEQ ID No 233 AAAATTATTGAAATCAATAGCSEQ ID No 234 AATTGGAACAAGCAAATTCTA SEQ ID No 235 AATGAGTGTGCTCAAGTATTGSEQ ID No 236 AACTGCTTATGCTAATAGTGT SEQ ID No 237 AACAAAATTGCCGATAAGTATSEQ ID No 238 AAAATTGCCGATAAGTATGTC SEQ ID No 239 AAAAACAGATGGTACACTTATSEQ ID No 240 AAAACAGATGGTACACTTATG SEQ ID No 241 AACAGATGGTACACTTATGATSEQ ID No 242 AAAGCTACATGATGAGTTAAC SEQ ID No 243 TATGGCTGTAGTTGTGATCAASEQ ID No 244 AATTGTTGTCGCTTCCAAGAA SEQ ID No 245 ATTGTTGTCGCTTCCAAGAAASEQ ID No 246 TTGTTGTCGCTTCCAAGAAAA SEQ ID No 247 AGAAAAGGACGAAGATGACAASEQ ID No 248 TTCTCTAACTACCAACATGAA SEQ ID No 249 TCTAACTACCAACATGAAGAASEQ ID No 250 GGATTGTCCAGCTGTTGCTAA SEQ ID No 251 GATTGTCCAGCTGTTGCTAAASEQ ID No 252 AGAAATACTTGTCACATACAA SEQ ID No 253 GTATACGCCAACTTAGGTGAASEQ ID No 254 ATTAGATAATCAAGATCTCAA SEQ ID No 255 TAATCAAGATCTCAATGGTAASEQ ID No 256 CACATGTTGACACTGACTTAA SEQ ID No 257 ACTTCACGGAAGAGAGGTTAASEQ ID No 258 CTTCACGGAAGAGAGGTTAAA SEQ ID No 259 GATGCATTCTGCATTGTGCAASEQ ID No 260 ATGCATTCTGCATTGTGCAAA SEQ ID No 261 TTGTACATAATCAGGATGTAASEQ ID No 262 TGTACATAATCAGGATGTAAA SEQ ID No 263 TATGCACGCTGCTTCTGGTAASEQ ID No 264 AAGGAAGGAAGTTCTGTTGAA SEQ ID No 265 ACTATCGTTATAATCTACCAASEQ ID No 266 ATCGTTATAATCTACCAACAA SEQ ID No 267 ACAATGTGTGATATCAGACAASEQ ID No 268 ATCGTCAACAACCTAGACAAA SEQ ID No 269 TTAAGTATGCCATTAGTGCAASEQ ID No 270 TAAGTATGCCATTAGTGCAAA SEQ ID No 271 GTATGCCATTAGTGCAAAGAASEQ ID No 272 TATCTGTAGTACTATGACCAA SEQ ID No 273 CTAGAGGAGCTACTGTAGTAASEQ ID No 274 CTACTGTAGTAATTGGAACAA SEQ ID No 275 TGTAGTAATTGGAACAAGCAASEQ ID No 276 GTAGTAATTGGAACAAGCAAA SEQ ID No 277 CCATGCCTAACATGCTTAGAASEQ ID No 278 TGTGCTCAAGTATTGAGTGAA SEQ ID No 279 GTGCTCAAGTATTGAGTGAAASEQ ID No 280 TTATCTACTGATGGTAACAAA SEQ ID No 281 AAGGTCTAGTGGCTAGCATAASEQ ID No 282 GACTGAGACTGACCTTACTAA SEQ ID No 283 TCAACATACAATGCTAGTTAASEQ ID No 284 GTATTCTGTTATGCTTACTAA SEQ ID No 285 AAAGGTTATGGCTGTAGTTGTSEQ ID No 286 AAGGTTATGGCTGTAGTTGTG SEQ ID No 287 AATTGTTGTCGCTTCCAAGAASEQ ID No 288 AAGAAAAGGACGAAGATGACA SEQ ID No 289 AACTACCAACATGAAGAAACASEQ ID No 290 AAAAGAAATACTTGTCACATA SEQ ID No 291 AAAGAAATACTTGTCACATACSEQ ID No 292 AAGAAATACTTGTCACATACA SEQ ID No 293 AATAAAAAGGACTGGTATGATSEQ ID No 294 AAAAACAGTACAATTCTGTGA SEQ ID No 295 AAAACAGTACAATTCTGTGATSEQ ID No 296 AAACAGTACAATTCTGTGATG SEQ ID No 297 AATGCCTATATTAACCTTGACSEQ ID No 298 AACTGCAGAGTCACATGTTGA SEQ ID No 299 AACTTACATAGCTCTAGACTTSEQ ID No 300 AATCTATTACTAGATAAACGC SEQ ID No 301 AAGGAAGGAAGTTCTGTTGAASEQ ID No 302 AATGCTGCTATCAGCGATTAT SEQ ID No 303 AATCTACCAACAATGTGTGATSEQ ID No 304 AACAATGTGTGATATCAGACA SEQ ID No 305 AACCAAGTCATCGTCAACAACSEQ ID No 306 AAGTCATCGTCAACAACCTAG SEQ ID No 307 AACAACCTAGACAAATCAGCTSEQ ID No 308 AAGTATGCCATTAGTGCAAAG SEQ ID No 309 AAATTATTGAAATCAATAGCCSEQ ID No 310 AACATGCTTAGAATTATGGCC SEQ ID No 311 AATTATGGCCTCACTTGTTCTSEQ ID No 312 AAACATACAACGTGTTGTAGC SEQ ID No 313 AAGTATTGAGTGAAATGGTCASEQ ID No 314 AAGCTGTCACGGCCAATGTTA SEQ ID No 315 AAATTGCCGATAAGTATGTCCSEQ ID No 316 AAGGTCTAGTGGCTAGCATAA SEQ ID No 317 AAACAGATGGTACACTTATGASEQ ID No 318 AACATCCTAATCAGGAGTATG SEQ ID No 319 AATACATAAGAAAGCTACATGSEQ ID No 320 AAGAAAGCTACATGATGAGTT SEQ ID No 321 AAGCTACATGATGAGTTAACASEQ ID No 322 AACAGGACACATGTTAGACAT SEQ ID No 323 AATGATAACACTTCAAGGTATSEQ ID No 324 CTTCAGTCAGCTGATGCACAA SEQ ID No 325 CGCTTCCAAGAAAAGGACGAASEQ ID No 326 GTACCACATATATCACGTCAA SEQ ID No 327 TATATTACGCGTATACGCCAASEQ ID No 328 ATTCTGTGATGCCATGCGAAA SEQ ID No 329 TTAAAATATGACTTCACGGAASEQ ID No 330 GGCTGTATTAATGCTAACCAA SEQ ID No 331 TGCTAACCAAGTCATCGTCAASEQ ID No 332 TAACCAAGTCATCGTCAACAA SEQ ID No 333 CATCGTCAACAACCTAGACAASEQ ID No 334 TCAATGAGTTATGAGGATCAA SEQ ID No 335 ATTCTATGGTGGTTGGCACAASEQ ID No 336 ATGTGATAGAGCCATGCCTAA SEQ ID No 337 TTAGCTAATGAGTGTGCTCAASEQ ID No 338 CCTCATCAGGAGATGCCACAA SEQ ID No 339 CATCATCCGGTGATGCTACAASEQ ID No 340 TGGTAACAAAATTGCCGATAA SEQ ID No 341 AATAGCACTTATGCATCTCAASEQ ID No 342 CTTACTAAAGGACCTCATGAA SEQ ID No 343 AAAAACTAATTGTTGTCGCTTSEQ ID No 344 AAAACTAATTGTTGTCGCTTC SEQ ID No 345 AATAGACGGTGACATGGTACCSEQ ID No 346 AATGGCAGACCTCGTCTATGC SEQ ID No 347 AATGGCTGATTTAGTCTATGCSEQ ID No 348 AACAGTACAATTCTGTGATGC SEQ ID No 349 AAATGCTGGTATTGTTGGTGTSEQ ID No 350 AATGCTGGTATTGTTGGTGTA SEQ ID No 351 AAGATCTCAATGGTAACTGGTSEQ ID No 352 AAACCACGCCAGGTAGTGGAG SEQ ID No 353 AAGTAGCACCAGGCTGCGGAGSEQ ID No 354 AACCACGCCAGGTAGTGGAGT SEQ ID No 355 AAATATGACTTCACGGAAGAGSEQ ID No 356 AACTGGATACCACTTCAGAGA SEQ ID No 357 AAACTTACATAGCTCTAGACTSEQ ID No 358 AAGGAATTACTTGTGTATGCT SEQ ID No 359 AATTACTTGTGTATGCTGCTGSEQ ID No 360 AATGTGTGATATCAGACAACT SEQ ID No 361 AATGCTAACCAAGTCATCGTCSEQ ID No 362 AATGAGTTATGAGGATCAAGA SEQ ID No 363 AAATGAATCTTAAGTATGCCASEQ ID No 364 AATGAATCTTAAGTATGCCAT SEQ ID No 365 AATCTTAAGTATGCCATTAGTSEQ ID No 366 AATTATTGAAATCAATAGCCG SEQ ID No 367 AATCAATAGCCGCCACTAGAGSEQ ID No 368 AATAGCCGCCACTAGAGGAGC SEQ ID No 369 AACAAGCAAATTCTATGGTGGSEQ ID No 370 AAGCAAATTCTATGGTGGTTG SEQ ID No 371 AACATACAACGTGTTGTAGCTSEQ ID No 372 AACGTGTTGTAGCTTGTCACA SEQ ID No 373 AAACCAGGTGGAACCTCATCASEQ ID No 374 AACCAGGTGGAACCTCATCAG SEQ ID No 375 AACCAGGTGGAACATCATCCGSEQ ID No 376 AACCTCATCAGGAGATGCCAC SEQ ID No 377 AACATCATCCGGTGATGCTACSEQ ID No 378 AATTGCCGATAAGTATGTCCG SEQ ID No 379 AAATAGAGATGTTGACACAGASEQ ID No 380 AATAGAGATGTTGACACAGAC SEQ ID No 381 AATAGCACTTATGCATCTCAASEQ ID No 382 AAAATGTTGGACTGAGACTGA SEQ ID No 383 AAATGTTGGACTGAGACTGACSEQ ID No 384 AATGTTGGACTGAGACTGACC SEQ ID No 385 AAACATCCTAATCAGGAGTATSEQ ID No 386 AATCAGGAGTATGCTGATGTC SEQ ID No 387 ACTAATTGTTGTCGCTTCCAASEQ ID No 388 TTAGGTGAACGTGTACGCCAA SEQ ID No 389 AATTCTGTGATGCCATGCGAASEQ ID No 390 CTCACTTGTTCTTGCTCGCAA SEQ ID No 391 TCACTTGTTCTTGCTCGCAAASEQ ID No 392 TATATGTTAAACCAGGTGGAA SEQ ID No 393 TGCCGATAAGTATGTCCGCAASEQ ID No 394 AACACCGTGCGGCACAGGCAC SEQ ID No 395 AAACTAATTGTTGTCGCTTCCSEQ ID No 396 AACTAATTGTTGTCGCTTCCA SEQ ID No 397 AAGGATTGTCCAGCTGTTGCTSEQ ID No 398 AAATACACAATGGCAGACCTC SEQ ID No 399 AATACACAATGGCAGACCTCGSEQ ID No 400 AACTTAGGTGAACGTGTACGC SEQ ID No 401 AATTCTGTGATGCCATGCGAASEQ ID No 402 AAAATATGACTTCACGGAAGA SEQ ID No 403 AATATGACTTCACGGAAGAGASEQ ID No 404 AACCTAGACAAATCAGCTGGT SEQ ID No 405 AATAGAGCTCGCACCGTAGCTSEQ ID No 406 AAATCAATAGCCGCCACTAGA SEQ ID No 407 AAATTCTATGGTGGTTGGCACSEQ ID No 408 AATTCTATGGTGGTTGGCACA SEQ ID No 409 AATGTGATAGAGCCATGCCTASEQ ID No 410 AATGGTCATGTGTGGCGGTTC SEQ ID No 411 AATGATGATACTCTCTGACGASEQ ID No 412 AAGCAAAATGTTGGACTGAGA SEQ ID No 413 AGTTGTGATCAACTCCGCGAASEQ ID No 414 TTGTCAAGCTGTCACGGCCAA SEQ ID No 415 AAACACCGTGCGGCACAGGCASEQ ID No 416 AAAGAATAGAGCTCGCACCGT SEQ ID No 417 AAGAATAGAGCTCGCACCGTASEQ ID No 418 AAATGTGATAGAGCCATGCCT SEQ ID No 419 AAATGGTCATGTGTGGCGGTTSEQ ID No 420 AGGTATGAGCTATTATTGTAA SEQ ID No 421 GGTATGAGCTATTATTGTAAASEQ ID No 422 CTGGTTATCGTGTAACTAAAA SEQ ID No 423 TGGTTATCGTGTAACTAAAAASEQ ID No 424 GTACAACAACTTACAAATTAA SEQ ID No 425 TACAACAACTTACAAATTAAASEQ ID No 426 AGCAATGTTGCAAATTATCAA SEQ ID No 427 GCAATGTTGCAAATTATCAAASEQ ID No 428 CAATGTTGCAAATTATCAAAA SEQ ID No 429 CAGTGTGTAGACTTATGAAAASEQ ID No 430 AGCTCACTCTTGTAATGTAAA SEQ ID No 431 AAAACAGTAAAGTACAAATAGSEQ ID No 432 AACAACTTACAAATTAAATGT SEQ ID No 433 AAGAGCACTATGTTAGAATTASEQ ID No 434 AATGTTGCAAATTATCAAAAG SEQ ID No 435 TAGACCATTCTTATGTTGTAASEQ ID No 436 AGACCATTCTTATGTTGTAAA SEQ ID No 437 GTTACGACCATGTCATATCAASEQ ID No 438 TGTCATATCAACATCACATAA SEQ ID No 439 GTCATATCAACATCACATAAASEQ ID No 440 CTATTATTGTAAATCACATAA SEQ ID No 441 TATTATTGTAAATCACATAAASEQ ID No 442 TACTGGTTATCGTGTAACTAA SEQ ID No 443 ACTGGTTATCGTGTAACTAAASEQ ID No 444 TCGTGTAACTAAAAACAGTAA SEQ ID No 445 CGTGTAACTAAAAACAGTAAASEQ ID No 446 ACTAAAAACAGTAAAGTACAA SEQ ID No 447 CTAAAAACAGTAAAGTACAAASEQ ID No 448 CCGAGGTACAACAACTTACAA SEQ ID No 449 CGAGGTACAACAACTTACAAASEQ ID No 450 TGCTGACATCACATACAGTAA SEQ ID No 451 CACAAGAGCACTATGTTAGAASEQ ID No 452 TCAAAAGGTTGGTATGCAAAA SEQ ID No 453 CTATGTGAGAAGGCATTAAAASEQ ID No 454 ATAAATTCAAAGTGAATTCAA SEQ ID No 455 AAAGTGAATTCAACATTAGAASEQ ID No 456 TTCAGTGTGTAGACTTATGAA SEQ ID No 457 TCAGTGTGTAGACTTATGAAASEQ ID No 458 GCTTAAAGCACATAAAGACAA SEQ ID No 459 CTTAAAGCACATAAAGACAAASEQ ID No 460 CAGCTCACTCTTGTAATGTAA SEQ ID No 461 AACATCACATAAATTAGTCTTSEQ ID No 462 AAATTAGTCTTGTCTGTTAAT SEQ ID No 463 AATTAGTCTTGTCTGTTAATCSEQ ID No 464 AACTAAAAACAGTAAAGTACA SEQ ID No 465 AAAAACAGTAAAGTACAAATASEQ ID No 466 AAACAGTAAAGTACAAATAGG SEQ ID No 467 AACTTACAAATTAAATGTTGGSEQ ID No 468 AATTAAATGTTGGTGATTATT SEQ ID No 469 AAGGTTGGTATGCAAAAGTATSEQ ID No 470 AAATGTAGTAGAATTATACCT SEQ ID No 471 AATGTAGTAGAATTATACCTGSEQ ID No 472 AAATTCAAAGTGAATTCAACA SEQ ID No 473 AATTCAAAGTGAATTCAACATSEQ ID No 474 AAAGTGAATTCAACATTAGAA SEQ ID No 475 AAGTGAATTCAACATTAGAACSEQ ID No 476 AATTCAGTGTGTAGACTTATG SEQ ID No 477 AAGCTTAAAGCACATAAAGACSEQ ID No 478 AAGCACATAAAGACAAATCAG SEQ ID No 479 AATTAACAGGCCACAAATAGGSEQ ID No 480 AAATAGGCGTGGTAAGAGAAT SEQ ID No 481 AATAGGCGTGGTAAGAGAATTSEQ ID No 482 AATGCTGTAGCCTCAAAGATT SEQ ID No 483 AACTCAAACTGTTGATTCATCSEQ ID No 484 AATATGACTATGTCATATTCA SEQ ID No 485 AATGTGACTATGTCATATTCASEQ ID No 486 AAACAGCTCACTCTTGTAATG SEQ ID No 487 AACAGCTCACTCTTGTAATGTSEQ ID No 488 TAAATTAGTCTTGTCTGTTAA SEQ ID No 489 CCATTGTGTGCTAATGGACAASEQ ID No 490 TACATGTGTTGGTAGCGATAA SEQ ID No 491 TTAGCTAACACCTGTACTGAASEQ ID No 492 TAGCTAACACCTGTACTGAAA SEQ ID No 493 CACCTGTACTGAAAGACTCAASEQ ID No 494 TAAACCTAGACCACCACTTAA SEQ ID No 495 CTAGACCACCACTTAACCGAASEQ ID No 496 GCACCACGCACATTGCTAA SEQ ID No 497 ACCTGCACCACGCACATTGCTAASEQ ID No 498 TTACCTGCACCACGCACATTGCTAA SEQ ID No 499TAGACCACCACTTAACCGAAA SEQ ID No 500 CACATACAGTAATGCCATTAA SEQ ID No 501ATCAAAAGGTTGGTATGCAAA SEQ ID No 502 TGTTGATGCACTATGTGAGAA SEQ ID No 503CACTATGTGAGAAGGCATTAA SEQ ID No 504 ACTATGTGAGAAGGCATTAAA SEQ ID No 505CTATAGATAAATGTAGTAGAA SEQ ID No 506 CTGCACCACGCACATTGCTAA SEQ ID No 507ACCACGCACATTGCTAACTAA SEQ ID No 508 TAATAAGCTTAAAGCACATAA SEQ ID No 509AATAAGCTTAAAGCACATAAA SEQ ID No 510 CAAATAGGCGTGGTAAGAGAA SEQ ID No 511AAGAGAATTCCTTACACGTAA SEQ ID No 512 TTCACCTTATAATTCACAGAA SEQ ID No 513GACTATGTCATATTCACTCAA SEQ ID No 514 ACTATGTCATATTCACTCAAA SEQ ID No 515TGAAACAGCTCACTCTTGTAA SEQ ID No 516 GTTGCTATTACCAGAGCAAAA SEQ ID No 517AATGCTCCAGGTTGTGATGTC SEQ ID No 518 AATGCAATTGCAACATGTGAC SEQ ID No 519AACATGTGACTGGACAAATGC SEQ ID No 520 AACACCTGTACTGAAAGACTC SEQ ID No 521AACTGTCTTATGGTATTGCTA SEQ ID No 522 AAGTGCTGTCTGACAGAGAAT SEQ ID No 523AAACCTAGACCACCACTTAAC SEQ ID No 524 AACCTAGACCACCACTTAACC SEQ ID No 525AACAGTAAAGTACAAATAGGA SEQ ID No 526 AAAAAGGTGACTATGGTGATG SEQ ID No 527AAATTAAATGTTGGTGATTAT SEQ ID No 528 AATTATCAAAAGGTTGGTATG SEQ ID No 529AAAAGGTTGGTATGCAAAAGT SEQ ID No 530 AAAGGTTGGTATGCAAAAGTA SEQ ID No 531AATTCAACATTAGAACAGTAT SEQ ID No 532 AACATTAGAACAGTATGTCTT SEQ ID No 533AAGCACTATGTGTACATTGGC SEQ ID No 534 AACTATAGGTCCAGACATGTT SEQ ID No 535AATAAGCTTAAAGCACATAAA SEQ ID No 536 AAAGCACATAAAGACAAATCA SEQ ID No 537AAGAGAATTCCTTACACGTAA SEQ ID No 538 GATGTCACAGATGTGACTCAA SEQ ID No 539TTGCAACATGTGACTGGACAA SEQ ID No 540 TGCAACATGTGACTGGACAAA SEQ ID No 541GGTATTGCTACTGTACGTGAA SEQ ID No 542 GAAGTGCTGTCTGACAGAGAA SEQ ID No 543TATCAAAAGGTTGGTATGCAA SEQ ID No 544 CAATGCCAGATTACGTGCTAA SEQ ID No 545GTCGGCGTTGTCCTGCTGAAA SEQ ID No 546 GTCGCCGTTGTCCTGCTGAAA SEQ ID No 547CATAAAGACAAATCAGCTCAA SEQ ID No 548 CACAGAATGCTGTAGCCTCAA SEQ ID No 549ACAGAATGCTGTAGCCTCAAA SEQ ID No 550 ATATTCACTCAAACCACTGAA SEQ ID No 551TATTCACTCAAACCACTGAAA SEQ ID No 552 TGTTGCTATTACCAGAGCAAA SEQ ID No 553AAATGCTGTTACGACCATGTC SEQ ID No 554 AATGCTGTTACGACCATGTCA SEQ ID No 555AAAAATACATGTGTTGGTAGC SEQ ID No 556 AAAATACATGTGTTGGTAGCG SEQ ID No 557AATTGCAACATGTGACTGGAC SEQ ID No 558 AAACGCTCAAAGCTACTGAGG SEQ ID No 559AACGCTCAAAGCTACTGAGGA SEQ ID No 560 AAACTGTCTTATGGTATTGCT SEQ ID No 561AAGTTGGTAAACCTAGACCAC SEQ ID No 562 AAAGTACAAATAGGAGAGTAC SEQ ID No 563AAGTACAAATAGGAGAGTACA SEQ ID No 564 AAAAGGTGACTATGGTGATGC SEQ ID No 565AAGGTGACTATGGTGATGCTG SEQ ID No 566 AATGCCATTAAGTGCACCTAC SEQ ID No 567AAGTGCACCTACACTAGTGCC SEQ ID No 568 AACACTCAATATCTCAGATGA SEQ ID No 569AAATTATCAAAAGGTTGGTAT SEQ ID No 570 AAATGCATTGCCTGAGACGAC SEQ ID No 571AATGCCAGATTACGTGCTAAG SEQ ID No 572 AAAACTATAGGTCCAGACATG SEQ ID No 573AAACTATAGGTCCAGACATGT SEQ ID No 574 AACTTGTCGGCGTTGTCCTGC SEQ ID No 575AAATTGTTGACACTGTGAGTG SEQ ID No 576 AATTGTTGACACTGTGAGTGC SEQ ID No 577AAAGACAAATCAGCTCAATGC SEQ ID No 578 AAGACAAATCAGCTCAATGCT SEQ ID No 579AACAGGCCACAAATAGGCGTG SEQ ID No 580 AACAGACCTCAAATAGGCGTT SEQ ID No 581AAACTGTTGATTCATCACAGG SEQ ID No 582 AACCACTGAAACAGCTCACTC SEQ ID No 583GCACCTACACTAGTGCCACAA SEQ ID No 584 GTCCAGACATGTTCCTCGGAA SEQ ID No 585TGTCGGCGTTGTCCTGCTGAA SEQ ID No 586 TCTGCAATTAACAGGCCACAA SEQ ID No 587CTGCAATTAACAGGCCACAAA SEQ ID No 588 GGCCACAAATAGGCGTGGTAA SEQ ID No 589ATGTTGCTATTACCAGAGCAA SEQ ID No 590 AAATACATGTGTTGGTAGCGA SEQ ID No 591AATACATGTGTTGGTAGCGAT SEQ ID No 592 AAAGGTGACTATGGTGATGCT SEQ ID No 593AAAAGTATTCTACACTCCAGG SEQ ID No 594 AATTATACCTGCACGTGCTCG SEQ ID No 595AATGCATTGCCTGAGACGACA SEQ ID No 596 AATTACCTGCACCACGCACAT SEQ ID No 597AATTCACAGAATGCTGTAGCC SEQ ID No 598 AAACCACTGAAACAGCTCACT SEQ ID No 599AATGTTGCTATTACCAGAGCA

The non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 gene specificity wasconfirmed by searching NCBI BlastN database. The siRNAs were chemicallysynthesized.

All of the purified siRNA duplexes were complexed with lipofectamine andadded to the cells for up to 12 h in serum-free medium. Thereafter,cells were cultured for 72-96 h in serum-supplemented medium, which wasreplaced by serum-free medium 24 h before the experiments. A scramblednegative siRNA duplex was used as control.

The non-structural proteins (NSPs)-siRNA is directed to a single targetnon-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 gene sequence.Alternatively, the siRNA is directed to multiple target non-structuralproteins (NSPs) gene sequences. For example, the composition containsnon-structural proteins (NSPs)-siRNA directed to two, three, four, fiveor more non-structural proteins (NSPs) target sequences. Bynon-structural proteins (NSPs) target sequence is meant a nucleotidesequence that is identical to a portion of the non-structural proteins(NSPs) gene. The target sequence can include the 5′ untranslated (UT)region, the open reading frame (ORF) or the 3′ untranslated region ofthe SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene. Alternatively, thesiRNA is a nucleic acid sequence complementary to an upstream ordownstream modulator of non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene expression.Examples of upstream and downstream modulators include, a transcriptionfactor that binds the non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene promoter, akinase or phosphatase that interacts with the non-structural proteins(NSPs) polypeptide, a non-structural proteins (NSPs) promoter orenhance.

SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs)-siRNA which hybridize totarget mRNA decrease or inhibit production of the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) polypeptide product encoded by the non-structuralproteins (NSPs) gene by associating with the normally single-strandedmRNA transcript, thereby interfering with translation and thus,expression of the protein. Exemplary nucleic acid sequence for theproduction of non-structural proteins (NSPs)-siRNA include the sequencesof nucleotides SEQ ID No 58, SEQ ID No 59, SEQ ID No 60, SEQ ID No 61,SEQ ID No 62, SEQ ID No 86, SEQ ID No 152, SEQ ID No 153, SEQ ID No 210,SEQ ID No 250, SEQ ID No 263, SEQ ID No 314, SEQ ID No 324, SEQ ID No325, SEQ ID No 338, SEQ ID No 339, SEQ ID No 345, SEQ ID No 346, SEQ IDNo 347, SEQ ID No 352, SEQ ID No 353, SEQ ID No 354, SEQ ID No 367, SEQID No 368, SEQ ID No 373, SEQ ID No 374, SEQ ID No 375, SEQ ID No 376,SEQ ID No 377, SEQ ID No 384, SEQ ID No 484, SEQ ID No 485, SEQ ID No495, SEQ ID No 496, SEQ ID No 497, SEQ ID No 498, SEQ ID No 506, SEQ IDNo 517, SEQ ID No 524, SEQ ID No 542, SEQ ID No 545, SEQ ID No 546, SEQID No 548, SEQ ID No 558, SEQ ID No 559, SEQ ID No 565, SEQ ID No 567,SEQ ID No 570, SEQ ID No 574, SEQ ID No 579, SEQ ID No 580 and SEQ ID No582 as the target sequence. In a further embodiment, in order to enhancethe inhibition activity of the siRNA, nucleotide “u” can be added to 3′end of the antisense strand of the target sequence. Preferably at least2, more preferably 2 to 10, and most preferably 2 to 5 u's are added.The added u's form single strand at the 3′ end of the antisense strandof the siRNA.

The non-structural proteins (NSPs)-siRNA can be directly introduced intothe cells in a form that is capable of binding to the mRNA transcripts.Alternatively, a vector encoding the non-structural proteins(NSPs)-siRNA can be introduced into the cells.

A loop sequence consisting of an arbitrary nucleotide sequence can belocated between the sense and antisense sequence in order to form ahairpin loop structure. Thus, the present disclosure also provides siRNAhaving the general formula 5′-[A]-[B]-[A′]-3′, wherein [A] is aribonucleotide sequence corresponding to a target sequence of the snon-structural proteins (NSPs) gene. Preferably [A] is a sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID No 58, SEQ ID No 59, SEQ IDNo 60, SEQ ID No 61, SEQ ID No 62, SEQ ID No 86, SEQ ID No 152, SEQ IDNo 153, SEQ ID No 210, SEQ ID No 250, SEQ ID No 263, SEQ ID No 314, SEQID No 324, SEQ ID No 325, SEQ ID No 338, SEQ ID No 339, SEQ ID No 345,SEQ ID No 346, SEQ ID No 347, SEQ ID No 352, SEQ ID No 353, SEQ ID No354, SEQ ID No 367, SEQ ID No 368, SEQ ID No 373, SEQ ID No 374, SEQ IDNo 375, SEQ ID No 376, SEQ ID No 377, SEQ ID No 384, SEQ ID No 484, SEQID No 485, SEQ ID No 495, SEQ ID No 496, SEQ ID No 497, SEQ ID No 498,SEQ ID No 506, SEQ ID No 517, SEQ ID No 524, SEQ ID No 542, SEQ ID No545, SEQ ID No 546, SEQ ID No 548, SEQ ID No 558, SEQ ID No 559, SEQ IDNo 565, SEQ ID No 567, SEQ ID No 570, SEQ ID No 574, SEQ ID No 579, SEQID No 580 and SEQ ID No 582; [B] is a ribonucleotide sequence consistingof 3 to 23 nucleotides; and [A′] is a ribonucleotide sequence consistingof the complementary sequence of [A]. The region [A] hybridizes to [A′],and then a loop consisting of region [B] is formed. The loop sequencemay be preferably 3 to nucleotide in length. Suitable loop sequences aredescribed at http://www.ambion.com/techlib/tb/tb_506. html. Furthermore,loop sequence consisting of 23 nucleotides also provides active siRNA(Jacque et al., 2002).

In an embodiment, 5′ sense siRNA sequences against non-structuralproteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 target sequences were identified. The 5′anti-sense siRNA sequences against non-structural proteins (NSPs) fromSARS-CoV-2 were then designed and produced. Sense and anti-sense siRNAsequences have a length of 19 to 25 nucleotides. Table 2 shows 5′ senseand anti-sense siRNA sequences against non-structural proteins (NSPs)from SARS-CoV-2. siRNA sequences have a length of 19 to 25 nucleotides.

TABLE 25′ sense and anti-sense siRNA sequences non-structural proteins (NSPs)from SARS-CoV-2 - 19 to 25 nucleotides. SEQ ID No 5′ RNA sense SEQ ID No5′ RNA antisense SEQ ID No 600 AGCUGAUGUUACUAAAAUAAA SEQ ID No 1199UUUAUUUUAGUAACAUCAGCU SEQ ID No 601 GCUGAUGUUACUAAAAUAAAA SEQ ID No 1200UUUUAUUUUAGUAACAUCAGC SEQ ID No 602 AUGGAGCUGAUGUUACUAAAA SEQ ID No 1201UUUUAGUAACAUCAGCUCCAU SEQ ID No 603 GAGCUGAUGUUACUAAAAUAA SEQ ID No 1202UUAUUUUAGUAACAUCAGCUC SEQ ID No 604 GUGGUCACUAUAAACAUAUAA SEQ ID No 1203UUAUAUGUUUAUAGUGACCAC SEQ ID No 605 AAAUAAAACCUCAUAAUUCAC SEQ ID No 1204GUGAAUUAUGAGGUUUUAUUU SEQ ID No 606 AAACAAGCUACAAAAUAUCUA SEQ ID No 1205UAGAUAUUUUGUAGCUUGUUU SEQ ID No 607 AACAAGCUACAAAAUAUCUAG SEQ ID No 1206CUAGAUAUUUUGUAGCUUGUU SEQ ID No 608 GGAUGGAGCUGAUGUUACUAA SEQ ID No 1207UUAGUAACAUCAGCUCCAUCC SEQ ID No 609 GAUGGAGCUGAUGUUACUAAA SEQ ID No 1208UUUAGUAACAUCAGCUCCAUC SEQ ID No 610 AUAAUUCACAUGAAGGUAAAA SEQ ID No 1209UUUUACCUUCAUGUGAAUUAU SEQ ID No 611 UAGGUACAUGUCAGCAUUAAA SEQ ID No 1210UUUAAUGCUGACAUGUACCUA SEQ ID No 612 CAGCAUUAAAUCACACUAAAA SEQ ID No 1211UUUUAGUGUGAUUUAAUGCUG SEQ ID No 613 AGCAUUAAAUCACACUAAAAA SEQ ID No 1212UUUUUAGUGUGAUUUAAUGCU SEQ ID No 614 AUCUUGCCACUGCAUUGUUAA SEQ ID No 1213UUAACAAUGCAGUGGCAAGAU SEQ ID No 615 UAUCUUAGCCUACUGUAAUAA SEQ ID No 1214UUAUUACAGUAGGCUAAGAUA SEQ ID No 616 AGUUAGGUGAUGUUAGAGAAA SEQ ID No 1215UUUCUCUAACAUCACCUAACU SEQ ID No 617 UCUUGAACGUGGUGUGUAAAA SEQ ID No 1216UUUUACACACCACGUUCAAGA SEQ ID No 618 ACCUGCUCAGUAUGAACUUAA SEQ ID No 1217UUAAGUUCAUACUGAGCAGGU SEQ ID No 619 UUACCAGUGUGGUCACUAUAA SEQ ID No 1218UUAUAGUGACCACACUGGUAA SEQ ID No 620 UACCAGUGUGGUCACUAUAAA SEQ ID No 1219UUUAUAGUGACCACACUGGUA SEQ ID No 621 CUAUAAACAUAUAACUUCUAA SEQ ID No 1220UUAGAAGUUAUAUGUUUAUAG SEQ ID No 622 UAUAAACAUAUAACUUCUAAA SEQ ID No 1221UUUAGAAGUUAUAUGUUUAUA SEQ ID No 623 AAACAUAUAACUUCUAAAGAA SEQ ID No 1222UUCUUUAGAAGUUAUAUGUUU SEQ ID No 624 AACAUAUAACUUCUAAAGAAA SEQ ID No 1223UUUCUUUAGAAGUUAUAUGUU SEQ ID No 625 UACAAAGUCCUCAGAAUACAA SEQ ID No 1224UUGUAUUCUGAGGACUUUGUA SEQ ID No 626 ACAAAGUCCUCAGAAUACAAA SEQ ID No 1225UUUGUAUUCUGAGGACUUUGU SEQ ID No 627 AAAAUAAAACCUCAUAAUUCA SEQ ID No 1226UGAAUUAUGAGGUUUUAUUUU SEQ ID No 628 AAUAAAACCUCAUAAUUCACA SEQ ID No 1227UGUGAAUUAUGAGGUUUUAUU SEQ ID No 629 AACACUCCAACAAAUAGAGUU SEQ ID No 1228AACUCUAUUUGUUGGAGUGUU SEQ ID No 630 AACGUGGUGUGUAAAACUUGU SEQ ID No 1229ACAAGUUUUACACACCACGUU SEQ ID No 631 AAGCUACAAAAUAUCUAGUAC SEQ ID No 1230GUACUAGAUAUUUUGUAGCUU SEQ ID No 632 AAACAUAUAACUUCUAAAGAA SEQ ID No 1231UUCUUUAGAAGUUAUAUGUUU SEQ ID No 633 AACAUAUAACUUCUAAAGAAA SEQ ID No 1232UUUCUUUAGAAGUUAUAUGUU SEQ ID No 634 AAAGUCCUCAGAAUACAAAGG SEQ ID No 1233CCUUUGUAUUCUGAGGACUUU SEQ ID No 635 UACUAAAAUAAAACCUCAUAA SEQ ID No 1234UUAUGAGGUUUUAUUUUAGUA SEQ ID No 636 AAACCUCAUAAUUCACAUGAA SEQ ID No 1235UUCAUGUGAAUUAUGAGGUUU SEQ ID No 637 UCAUAAUUCACAUGAAGGUAA SEQ ID No 1236UUACCUUCAUGUGAAUUAUGA SEQ ID No 638 CAUAAUUCACAUGAAGGUAAA SEQ ID No 1237UUUACCUUCAUGUGAAUUAUG SEQ ID No 639 GUAGGUACAUGUCAGCAUUAA SEQ ID No 1238UUAAUGCUGACAUGUACCUAC SEQ ID No 640 GUCAGCAUUAAAUCACACUAA SEQ ID No 1239UUAGUGUGAUUUAAUGCUGAC SEQ ID No 641 UCAGCAUUAAAUCACACUAAA SEQ ID No 1240UUUAGUGUGAUUUAAUGCUGA SEQ ID No 642 AAAUCACACUAAAAAGUGGAA SEQ ID No 1241UUCCACUUUUUAGUGUGAUUU SEQ ID No 643 AAUCACACUAAAAAGUGGAAA SEQ ID No 1242UUUCCACUUUUUAGUGUGAUU SEQ ID No 644 CAUUGUUAACACUCCAACAAA SEQ ID No 1243UUUGUUGGAGUGUUAACAAUG SEQ ID No 645 ACUCCAACAAAUAGAGUUGAA SEQ ID No 1244UUCAACUCUAUUUGUUGGAGU SEQ ID No 646 ACUUAUCUUAGCCUACUGUAA SEQ ID No 1245UUACAGUAGGCUAAGAUAAGU SEQ ID No 647 GAGUUAGGUGAUGUUAGAGAA SEQ ID No 1246UUCUCUAACAUCACCUAACUC SEQ ID No 648 UAGGUGAUGUUAGAGAAACAA SEQ ID No 1247UUGUUUCUCUAACAUCACCUA SEQ ID No 649 UUCUUGCAAAAGAGUCUUGAA SEQ ID No 1248UUCAAGACUCUUUUGCAAGAA SEQ ID No 650 GUCUUGAACGUGGUGUGUAAA SEQ ID No 1249UUUACACACCACGUUCAAGAC SEQ ID No 651 AUACCUUGUACGUGUGGUAAA SEQ ID No 1250UUUACCACACGUACAAGGUAU SEQ ID No 652 CCUUGUACGUGUGGUAAACAA SEQ ID No 1251UUGUUUACCACACGUACAAGG SEQ ID No 653 CGUGUGGUAAACAAGCUACAA SEQ ID No 1252UUGUAGCUUGUUUACCACACG SEQ ID No 654 GUGUGGUAAACAAGCUACAAA SEQ ID No 1253UUUGUAGCUUGUUUACCACAC SEQ ID No 655 UGUGGUAAACAAGCUACAAAA SEQ ID No 1254UUUUGUAGCUUGUUUACCACA SEQ ID No 656 GCUACAAAAUAUCUAGUACAA SEQ ID No 1255UUGUACUAGAUAUUUUGUAGC SEQ ID No 657 GCACCACCUGCUCAGUAUGAA SEQ ID No 1256UUCAUACUGAGCAGGUGGUGC SEQ ID No 658 GCACCACCUGCUGAGUAUAAA SEQ ID No 1257UUUAUACUCAGCAGGUGGUGC SEQ ID No 659 ACCACCUGCUCAGUAUGAA SEQ ID No 1258UUCAUACUGAGCAGGUGGU SEQ ID No 660 CAGCACCACCUGCUCAGUAUGAA SEQ ID No 1259UUCAUACUGAGCAGGUGGUGCUG SEQ ID No 661 GUCAGCACCACCUGCUCAGUAUGAASEQ ID No 1260 UUCAUACUGAGCAGGUGGUGCUGAC SEQ ID No 662ACAAAGAAAACAGUUACACAA SEQ ID No 1261 UUGUGUAACUGUUUUCUUUGU SEQ ID No 663AAGAAAACAGUUACACAACAA SEQ ID No 1262 UUGUUGUGUAACUGUUUUCUU SEQ ID No 664AAUGACAUAUGGACAACAGUU SEQ ID No 1263 AACUGUUGUCCAUAUGUCAUU SEQ ID No 665AAAACCUCAUAAUUCACAUGA SEQ ID No 1264 UCAUGUGAAUUAUGAGGUUUU SEQ ID No 666AAACCUCAUAAUUCACAUGAA SEQ ID No 1265 UUCAUGUGAAUUAUGAGGUUU SEQ ID No 667AACCUCAUAAUUCACAUGAAG SEQ ID No 1266 CUUCAUGUGAAUUAUGAGGUU SEQ ID No 668AAUUCACAUGAAGGUAAAACA SEQ ID No 1267 UGUUUUACCUUCAUGUGAAUU SEQ ID No 669AAAUCACACUAAAAAGUGGAA SEQ ID No 1268 UUCCACUUUUUAGUGUGAUUU SEQ ID No 670AAUCACACUAAAAAGUGGAAA SEQ ID No 1269 UUUCCACUUUUUAGUGUGAUU SEQ ID No 671AAUCCACCUGCUCUACAAGAU SEQ ID No 1270 AUCUUGUAGAGCAGGUGGAUU SEQ ID No 672AAAGGUGUUCAGAUACCUUGU SEQ ID No 1271 ACAAGGUAUCUGAACACCUUU SEQ ID No 673AAGGUGUUCAGAUACCUUGUA SEQ ID No 1272 UACAAGGUAUCUGAACACCUU SEQ ID No 674AAGUCCUCAGAAUACAAAGGU SEQ ID No 1273 ACCUUUGUAUUCUGAGGACUU SEQ ID No 675AAUACAAAGGUCCUAUUACGG SEQ ID No 1274 CCGUAAUAGGACCUUUGUAUU SEQ ID No 676AAAGAAAACAGUUACACAACA SEQ ID No 1275 UGUUGUGUAACUGUUUUCUUU SEQ ID No 677AAGAAAACAGUUACACAACAA SEQ ID No 1276 UUGUUGUGUAACUGUUUUCUU SEQ ID No 678AAACAGUUACACAACAACCAU SEQ ID No 1277 AUGGUUGUUGUGUAACUGUUU SEQ ID No 679AACAGUUACACAACAACCAUU SEQ ID No 1278 AAUGGUUGUUGUGUAACUGUU SEQ ID No 680ACUGCAUUGUUAACACUCCAA SEQ ID No 1279 UUGGAGUGUUAACAAUGCAGU SEQ ID No 681GCAUUGUUAACACUCCAACAA SEQ ID No 1280 UUGUUGGAGUGUUAACAAUGC SEQ ID No 682AAGAUGCUUAUUACAGAGCAA SEQ ID No 1281 UUGCUCUGUAAUAAGCAUCUU SEQ ID No 683AGUCUUGAACGUGGUGUGUAA SEQ ID No 1282 UUACACACCACGUUCAAGACU SEQ ID No 684GUGUGUAAAACUUGUGGACAA SEQ ID No 1283 UUGUCCACAAGUUUUACACAC SEQ ID No 685CUUGUGGACAACAGCAGACAA SEQ ID No 1284 UUGUCUGCUGUUGUCCACAAG SEQ ID No 686GAUACCUUGUACGUGUGGUAA SEQ ID No 1285 UUACCACACGUACAAGGUAUC SEQ ID No 687UGCUAGUGAGUACACUGGUAA SEQ ID No 1286 UUACCAGUGUACUCACUAGCA SEQ ID No 688UUACUUACAAAGUCCUCAGAA SEQ ID No 1287 UUCUGAGGACUUUGUAAGUAA SEQ ID No 689AAUGAUGACACUCUACGUGUU SEQ ID No 1288 AACACGUAGAGUGUCAUCAUU SEQ ID No 690AAGAUGCUUAUUACAGAGCAA SEQ ID No 1289 UUGCUCUGUAAUAAGCAUCUU SEQ ID No 691AAUAAGACAGUAGGUGAGUUA SEQ ID No 1290 UAACUCACCUACUGUCUUAUU SEQ ID No 692AAGACAGUAGGUGAGUUAGGU SEQ ID No 1291 ACCUAACUCACCUACUGUCUU SEQ ID No 693AAAAGAGUCUUGAACGUGGUG SEQ ID No 1292 CACCACGUUCAAGACUCUUUU SEQ ID No 694AAAACUUGUGGACAACAGCAG SEQ ID No 1293 CUGCUGUUGUCCACAAGUUUU SEQ ID No 695AAACUUGUGGACAACAGCAGA SEQ ID No 1294 UCUGCUGUUGUCCACAAGUUU SEQ ID No 696AACUUGUGGACAACAGCAGAC SEQ ID No 1295 GUCUGCUGUUGUCCACAAGUU SEQ ID No 697AAGAAAGGUGUUCAGAUACCU SEQ ID No 1296 AGGUAUCUGAACACCUUUCUU SEQ ID No 698AAAAUAUCUAGUACAACAGGA SEQ ID No 1297 UCCUGUUGUACUAGAUAUUUU SEQ ID No 699AAAUAUCUAGUACAACAGGAG SEQ ID No 1298 CUCCUGUUGUACUAGAUAUUU SEQ ID No 700AAUAUCUAGUACAACAGGAGU SEQ ID No 1299 ACUCCUGUUGUACUAGAUAUU SEQ ID No 701AAUUACCAGUGUGGUCACUAU SEQ ID No 1300 AUAGUGACCACACUGGUAAUU SEQ ID No 702AAAGGUCCUAUUACGGAUGUU SEQ ID No 1301 AACAUCCGUAAUAGGACCUUU SEQ ID No 703AAAACAGUUACACAACAACCA SEQ ID No 1302 UGGUUGUUGUGUAACUGUUUU SEQ ID No 704AACAACUGUUAUCUUGCCACU SEQ ID No 1303 AGUGGCAAGAUAACAGUUGUU SEQ ID No 705AAAGAGUCUUGAACGUGGUGU SEQ ID No 1304 ACACCACGUUCAAGACUCUUU SEQ ID No 706AAGAGUCUUGAACGUGGUGUG SEQ ID No 1305 CACACCACGUUCAAGACUCUU SEQ ID No 707AACUGUUAUCUUGCCACUGCA SEQ ID No 1306 UGCAGUGGCAAGAUAACAGUU SEQ ID No 708CAUUCGUAAGUCUAAUCAUAA SEQ ID No 1307 UUAUGAUUAGACUUACGAAUG SEQ ID No 709GUUGUACGCUGCUGUUAUAAA SEQ ID No 1308 UUUAUAACAGCAGCGUACAAC SEQ ID No 710GCUAUGAAGUACAAUUAUGAA SEQ ID No 1309 UUCAUAAUUGUACUUCAUAGC SEQ ID No 711UUGUGGUACAACUACACUUAA SEQ ID No 1310 UUAAGUGUAGUUGUACCACAA SEQ ID No 712GUACAGGCUGGUAAUGUUCAA SEQ ID No 1311 UUGAACAUUACCAGCCUGUAC SEQ ID No 713UAUUGGACAUUCUAUGCAAAA SEQ ID No 1312 UUUUGCAUAGAAUGUCCAAUA SEQ ID No 714UAUGCAAAAUUGUGUACUUAA SEQ ID No 1313 UUAAGUACACAAUUUUGCAUA SEQ ID No 715AAAUUGUGUACUUAAGCUUAA SEQ ID No 1314 UUAAGCUUAAGUACACAAUUU SEQ ID No 716AUCCUAAGACACCUAAGAUAA SEQ ID No 1315 UUAUCUUAGGUGUCUUAGGAU SEQ ID No 717UUCAGUGUUAGCUUGUUACAA SEQ ID No 1316 UUGUAACAAGCUAACACUGAA SEQ ID No 718UGCACCAUAUGGAAUUACCAA SEQ ID No 1317 UUGGUAAUUCCAUAUGGUGCA SEQ ID No 719GGACACAACUAUUACAGUUAA SEQ ID No 1318 UUAACUGUAAUAGUUGUGUCC SEQ ID No 720GGUUGUACGCUGCUGUUAUAA SEQ ID No 1319 UUAUAACAGCAGCGUACAACC SEQ ID No 721AAAAUUGUGUACUUAAGCUUA SEQ ID No 1320 UAAGCUUAAGUACACAAUUUU SEQ ID No 722AAAUUGUGUACUUAAGCUUAA SEQ ID No 1321 UUAAGCUUAAGUACACAAUUU SEQ ID No 723AAUUGUGUACUUAAGCUUAAG SEQ ID No 1322 CUUAAGCUUAAGUACACAAUU SEQ ID No 724AACCUUGUGGCUAUGAAGUAC SEQ ID No 1323 GUACUUCAUAGCCACAAGGUU SEQ ID No 725AAGACCAUGUUGACAUACUAG SEQ ID No 1324 CUAGUAUGUCAACAUGGUCUU SEQ ID No 726GCACCUCUGAAGACAUGCUAA SEQ ID No 1325 UUAGCAUGUCUUCAGAGGUGC SEQ ID No 727GUUAUUGGACAUUCUAUGCAA SEQ ID No 1326 UUGCAUAGAAUGUCCAAUAAC SEQ ID No 728UUAUUGGACAUUCUAUGCAAA SEQ ID No 1327 UUUGCAUAGAAUGUCCAAUAA SEQ ID No 729GGUUGAUACAGCCAAUCCUAA SEQ ID No 1328 UUAGGAUUGGCUGUAUCAACC SEQ ID No 730UGUUACAUGCACCAUAUGGAA SEQ ID No 1329 UUCCAUAUGGUGCAUGUAACA SEQ ID No 731CAUGCUGGCACAGACUUAGAA SEQ ID No 1330 UUCUAAGUCUGUGCCAGCAUG SEQ ID No 732UGGCACAGACUUAGAAGGUAA SEQ ID No 1331 UUACCUUCUAAGUCUGUGCCA SEQ ID No 733CCUUGUGGCUAUGAAGUACAA SEQ ID No 1332 UUGUACUUCAUAGCCACAAGG SEQ ID No 734AGUACAAUUAUGAACCUCUAA SEQ ID No 1333 UUAGAGGUUCAUAAUUGUACU SEQ ID No 735AAUUAUGAACCUCUAACACAA SEQ ID No 1334 UUGUGUUAGAGGUUCAUAAUU SEQ ID No 736AAGUAACUUGUGGUACAACUA SEQ ID No 1335 UAGUUGUACCACAAGUUACUU SEQ ID No 737AACUUGUGGUACAACUACACU SEQ ID No 1336 AGUGUAGUUGUACCACAAGUU SEQ ID No 738AAUCCUAAGACACCUAAGAUA SEQ ID No 1337 UAUCUUAGGUGUCUUAGGAUU SEQ ID No 739AAUUACCAACUGGAGUUCAUG SEQ ID No 1338 CAUGAACUCCAGUUGGUAAUU SEQ ID No 740AAUUAUGAACCUCUAACACAA SEQ ID No 1339 UUGUGUUAGAGGUUCAUAAUU SEQ ID No 741AACCUCUAACACAAGACCAUG SEQ ID No 1340 CAUGGUCUUGUGUUAGAGGUU SEQ ID No 742AACACAAGACCAUGUUGACAU SEQ ID No 1341 AUGUCAACAUGGUCUUGUGUU SEQ ID No 743UACAAGUAACUUGUGGUACAA SEQ ID No 1342 UUGUACCACAAGUUACUUGUA SEQ ID No 744CAUGUGAUCUGCACCUCUGAA SEQ ID No 1343 UUCAGAGGUGCAGAUCACAUG SEQ ID No 745GCUUAAGGUUGAUACAGCCAA SEQ ID No 1344 UUGGCUGUAUCAACCUUAAGC SEQ ID No 746AGCCAAUCCUAAGACACCUAA SEQ ID No 1345 UUAGGUGUCUUAGGAUUGGCU SEQ ID No 747GUUGACAGGCAAACAGCACAA SEQ ID No 1346 UUGUGCUGUUUGCCUGUCAAC SEQ ID No 748AAGCUUAAGGUUGAUACAGCC SEQ ID No 1347 GGCUGUAUCAACCUUAAGCUU SEQ ID No 749AAUGGUUCACCAUCUGGUGUU SEQ ID No 1348 AACACCAGAUGGUGAACCAUU SEQ ID No 750AAUGGUUCAUGUGGUAGUGUU SEQ ID No 1349 AACACUACCACAUGAACCAUU SEQ ID No 751AACAGCACAAGCAGCUGGUAC SEQ ID No 1350 GUACCAGCUGCUUGUGCUGUU SEQ ID No 752AACUGCACAGGCUGCAGGUAC SEQ ID No 1351 GUACCUGCAGCCUGUGCAGUU SEQ ID No 753AAGUACAAUUAUGAACCUCUA SEQ ID No 1352 UAGAGGUUCAUAAUUGUACUU SEQ ID No 754AAGCAGCUGGUACGGACACAA SEQ ID No 1353 UUGUGUCCGUACCAGCUGCUU SEQ ID No 755AAGACAUGUGAUCUGCACCUC SEQ ID No 1354 GAGGUGCAGAUCACAUGUCUU SEQ ID No 756AAGGUUGAUACAGCCAAUCCU SEQ ID No 1355 AGGAUUGGCUGUAUCAACCUU SEQ ID No 757AACUGGAGUUCAUGCUGGCAC SEQ ID No 1356 GUGCCAGCAUGAACUCCAGUU SEQ ID No 758AAACAGCACAAGCAGCUGGUA SEQ ID No 1357 UACCAGCUGCUUGUGCUGUUU SEQ ID No 759AAGCAGCUGGUACGGACACAA SEQ ID No 1358 UUGUGUCCGUACCAGCUGCUU SEQ ID No 760UGCUAAAUUCCUAAAAACUAA SEQ ID No 1359 UUAGUUUUUAGGAAUUUAGCA SEQ ID No 761GGUAAUUGUGACACAUUAAAA SEQ ID No 1360 UUUUAAUGUGUCACAAUUACC SEQ ID No 762AAUUGUGACACAUUAAAAGAA SEQ ID No 1361 UUCUUUUAAUGUGUCACAAUU SEQ ID No 763AUUGUGACACAUUAAAAGAAA SEQ ID No 1362 UUUCUUUUAAUGUGUCACAAU SEQ ID No 764UGGUGUACUGACAUUAGAUAA SEQ ID No 1363 UUAUCUAAUGUCAGUACACCA SEQ ID No 765CAUUGUUAAUGCCUAUAUUAA SEQ ID No 1364 UUAAUAUAGGCAUUAACAAUG SEQ ID No 766CUUAACAAAGCCUUACAUUAA SEQ ID No 1365 UUAAUGUAAGGCUUUGUUAAG SEQ ID No 767AAGGAAGUUCUGUUGAAUUAA SEQ ID No 1366 UUAAUUCAACAGAACUUCCUU SEQ ID No 768AGGAAGUUCUGUUGAAUUAAA SEQ ID No 1367 UUUAAUUCAACAGAACUUCCU SEQ ID No 769GGAAGUUCUGUUGAAUUAAAA SEQ ID No 1368 UUUUAAUUCAACAGAACUUCC SEQ ID No 770GGUUGGCACAACAUGUUAAAA SEQ ID No 1369 UUUUAACAUGUUGUGCCAACC SEQ ID No 771GUUGGCACAACAUGUUAAAAA SEQ ID No 1370 UUUUUAACAUGUUGUGCCAAC SEQ ID No 772UGGCGGUUCACUAUAUGUUAA SEQ ID No 1371 UUAACAUAUAGUGAACCGCCA SEQ ID No 773GGCGGUUCACUAUAUGUUAAA SEQ ID No 1372 UUUAACAUAUAGUGAACCGCC SEQ ID No 774AAUUGUGACACAUUAAAAGAA SEQ ID No 1373 UUCUUUUAAUGUGUCACAAUU SEQ ID No 775AAUACUUGUCACAUACAAUUG SEQ ID No 1374 CAAUUGUAUGUGACAAGUAUU SEQ ID No 776AAGGAAGUUCUGUUGAAUUAA SEQ ID No 1375 UUAAUUCAACAGAACUUCCUU SEQ ID No 777AAGUUCUGUUGAAUUAAAACA SEQ ID No 1376 UGUUUUAAUUCAACAGAACUU SEQ ID No 778AAAAAUUAUUGAAAUCAAUAG SEQ ID No 1377 CUAUUGAUUUCAAUAAUUUUU SEQ ID No 779AACAUACAAUGCUAGUUAAAC SEQ ID No 1378 GUUUAACUAGCAUUGUAUGUU SEQ ID No 780CUAACUACCAACAUGAAGAAA SEQ ID No 1379 UUUCUUCAUGUUGGUAGUUAG SEQ ID No 781ACUACCAACAUGAAGAAACAA SEQ ID No 1380 UUGUUUCUUCAUGUUGGUAGU SEQ ID No 782AUCACGUCAACGUCUUACUAA SEQ ID No 1381 UUAGUAAGACGUUGACGUGAU SEQ ID No 783UCACGUCAACGUCUUACUAAA SEQ ID No 1382 UUUAGUAAGACGUUGACGUGA SEQ ID No 784AACGUCUUACUAAAUACACAA SEQ ID No 1383 UUGUGUAUUUAGUAAGACGUU SEQ ID No 785AAGGUAAUUGUGACACAUUAA SEQ ID No 1384 UUAAUGUGUCACAAUUACCUU SEQ ID No 786AGGUAAUUGUGACACAUUAAA SEQ ID No 1385 UUUAAUGUGUCACAAUUACCU SEQ ID No 787GUACUGACAUUAGAUAAUCAA SEQ ID No 1386 UUGAUUAUCUAAUGUCAGUAC SEQ ID No 788AUUCUUAUUAUUCAUUGUUAA SEQ ID No 1387 UUAACAAUGAAUAAUAAGAAU SEQ ID No 789AUGUUGACACUGACUUAACAA SEQ ID No 1388 UUGUUAAGUCAGUGUCAACAU SEQ ID No 790UGUUGACACUGACUUAACAAA SEQ ID No 1389 UUUGUUAAGUCAGUGUCAACA SEQ ID No 791UUCACGGAAGAGAGGUUAAAA SEQ ID No 1390 UUUUAACCUCUCUUCCGUGAA SEQ ID No 792UUGGACCACUAGUGAGAAAAA SEQ ID No 1391 UUUUUCUCACUAGUGGUCCAA SEQ ID No 793AGAGCUAGGUGUUGUACAUAA SEQ ID No 1392 UUAUGUACAACACCUAGCUCU SEQ ID No 794UGGUAAUCUAUUACUAGAUAA SEQ ID No 1393 UUAUCUAGUAAUAGAUUACCA SEQ ID No 795GGUAAUCUAUUACUAGAUAAA SEQ ID No 1394 UUUAUCUAGUAAUAGAUUACC SEQ ID No 796UUCAGUAGCUGCACUUACUAA SEQ ID No 1395 UUAGUAAGUGCAGCUACUGAA SEQ ID No 797AGUAGCUGCACUUACUAACAA SEQ ID No 1396 UUGUUAGUAAGUGCAGCUACU SEQ ID No 798UUAUGACUACUAUCGUUAUAA SEQ ID No 1397 UUAUAACGAUAGUAGUCAUAA SEQ ID No 799UGUAGUUGAAGUUGUUGAUAA SEQ ID No 1398 UUAUCAACAACUUCAACUACA SEQ ID No 800UUACGAUGGUGGCUGUAUUAA SEQ ID No 1399 UUAAUACAGCCACCAUCGUAA SEQ ID No 801UGGUGGCUGUAUUAAUGCUAA SEQ ID No 1400 UUAGCAUUAAUACAGCCACCA SEQ ID No 802UAUAACUCAAAUGAAUCUUAA SEQ ID No 1401 UUAAGAUUCAUUUGAGUUAUA SEQ ID No 803AUCAAAAAUUAUUGAAAUCAA SEQ ID No 1402 UUGAUUUCAAUAAUUUUUGAU SEQ ID No 804GAGCUACUGUAGUAAUUGGAA SEQ ID No 1403 UUCCAAUUACUACAGUAGCUC SEQ ID No 805GUGGUUGGCACAACAUGUUAA SEQ ID No 1404 UUAACAUGUUGUGCCAACCAC SEQ ID No 806UGGUUGGCACAACAUGUUAAA SEQ ID No 1405 UUUAACAUGUUGUGCCAACCA SEQ ID No 807UUCUUGCUCGCAAACAUACAA SEQ ID No 1406 UUGUAUGUUUGCGAGCAAGAA SEQ ID No 808UGCCACAACUGCUUAUGCUAA SEQ ID No 1407 UUAGCAUAAGCAGUUGUGGCA SEQ ID No 809AGCUGUCACGGCCAAUGUUAA SEQ ID No 1408 UUAACAUUGGCCGUGACAGCU SEQ ID No 810UAUCUACUGAUGGUAACAAAA SEQ ID No 1409 UUUUGUUACCAUCAGUAGAUA SEQ ID No 811UUAUGAGUGUCUCUAUAGAAA SEQ ID No 1410 UUUCUAUAGAGACACUCAUAA SEQ ID No 812AGGUCUAGUGGCUAGCAUAAA SEQ ID No 1411 UUUAUGCUAGCCACUAGACCU SEQ ID No 813UCUAGUGGCUAGCAUAAAGAA SEQ ID No 1412 UUCUUUAUGCUAGCCACUAGA SEQ ID No 814ACUGAGACUGACCUUACUAAA SEQ ID No 1413 UUUAGUAAGGUCAGUCUCAGU SEQ ID No 815CAACAUACAAUGCUAGUUAAA SEQ ID No 1414 UUUAACUAGCAUUGUAUGUUG SEQ ID No 816UUGUAGAUGAUAUCGUAAAAA SEQ ID No 1415 UUUUUACGAUAUCAUCUACAA SEQ ID No 817GAUGGUACACUUAUGAUUGAA SEQ ID No 1416 UUCAAUCAUAAGUGUACCAUC SEQ ID No 818UGUACUUACAAUACAUAAGAA SEQ ID No 1417 UUCUUAUGUAUUGUAAGUACA SEQ ID No 819GUACUUACAAUACAUAAGAAA SEQ ID No 1418 UUUCUUAUGUAUUGUAAGUAC SEQ ID No 820GAAAGCUACAUGAUGAGUUAA SEQ ID No 1419 UUAACUCAUCAUGUAGCUUUC SEQ ID No 821AAAUUCCUAAAAACUAAUUGU SEQ ID No 1420 ACAAUUAGUUUUUAGGAAUUU SEQ ID No 822AAUUCCUAAAAACUAAUUGUU SEQ ID No 1421 AACAAUUAGUUUUUAGGAAUU SEQ ID No 823AAAAGGACGAAGAUGACAAUU SEQ ID No 1422 AAUUGUCAUCUUCGUCCUUUU SEQ ID No 824AACGUCUUACUAAAUACACAA SEQ ID No 1423 UUGUGUAUUUAGUAAGACGUU SEQ ID No 825AAGGUAAUUGUGACACAUUAA SEQ ID No 1424 UUAAUGUGUCACAAUUACCUU SEQ ID No 826AAAUACUUGUCACAUACAAUU SEQ ID No 1425 AAUUGUAUGUGACAAGUAUUU SEQ ID No 827AAUUGUUGUGAUGAUGAUUAU SEQ ID No 1426 AUAAUCAUCAUCACAACAAUU SEQ ID No 828AAUCAAGAUCUCAAUGGUAAC SEQ ID No 1427 GUUACCAUUGAGAUCUUGAUU SEQ ID No 829AACAAAGCCUUACAUUAAGUG SEQ ID No 1428 CACUUAAUGUAAGGCUUUGUU SEQ ID No 830AAUCAGGAUGUAAACUUACAU SEQ ID No 1429 AUGUAAGUUUACAUCCUGAUU SEQ ID No 831AACUCAAAUGAAUCUUAAGUA SEQ ID No 1430 UACUUAAGAUUCAUUUGAGUU SEQ ID No 832AAAAUUAUUGAAAUCAAUAGC SEQ ID No 1431 GCUAUUGAUUUCAAUAAUUUU SEQ ID No 833AAUUGGAACAAGCAAAUUCUA SEQ ID No 1432 UAGAAUUUGCUUGUUCCAAUU SEQ ID No 834AAUGAGUGUGCUCAAGUAUUG SEQ ID No 1433 CAAUACUUGAGCACACUCAUU SEQ ID No 835AACUGCUUAUGCUAAUAGUGU SEQ ID No 1434 ACACUAUUAGCAUAAGCAGUU SEQ ID No 836AACAAAAUUGCCGAUAAGUAU SEQ ID No 1435 AUACUUAUCGGCAAUUUUGUU SEQ ID No 837AAAAUUGCCGAUAAGUAUGUC SEQ ID No 1436 GACAUACUUAUCGGCAAUUUU SEQ ID No 838AAAAACAGAUGGUACACUUAU SEQ ID No 1437 AUAAGUGUACCAUCUGUUUUU SEQ ID No 839AAAACAGAUGGUACACUUAUG SEQ ID No 1438 CAUAAGUGUACCAUCUGUUUU SEQ ID No 840AACAGAUGGUACACUUAUGAU SEQ ID No 1439 AUCAUAAGUGUACCAUCUGUU SEQ ID No 841AAAGCUACAUGAUGAGUUAAC SEQ ID No 1440 GUUAACUCAUCAUGUAGCUUU SEQ ID No 842UAUGGCUGUAGUUGUGAUCAA SEQ ID No 1441 UUGAUCACAACUACAGCCAUA SEQ ID No 843AAUUGUUGUCGCUUCCAAGAA SEQ ID No 1442 UUCUUGGAAGCGACAACAAUU SEQ ID No 844AUUGUUGUCGCUUCCAAGAAA SEQ ID No 1443 UUUCUUGGAAGCGACAACAAU SEQ ID No 845UUGUUGUCGCUUCCAAGAAAA SEQ ID No 1444 UUUUCUUGGAAGCGACAACAA SEQ ID No 846AGAAAAGGACGAAGAUGACAA SEQ ID No 1445 UUGUCAUCUUCGUCCUUUUCU SEQ ID No 847UUCUCUAACUACCAACAUGAA SEQ ID No 1446 UUCAUGUUGGUAGUUAGAGAA SEQ ID No 848UCUAACUACCAACAUGAAGAA SEQ ID No 1447 UUCUUCAUGUUGGUAGUUAGA SEQ ID No 849GGAUUGUCCAGCUGUUGCUAA SEQ ID No 1448 UUAGCAACAGCUGGACAAUCC SEQ ID No 850GAUUGUCCAGCUGUUGCUAAA SEQ ID No 1449 UUUAGCAACAGCUGGACAAUC SEQ ID No 851AGAAAUACUUGUCACAUACAA SEQ ID No 1450 UUGUAUGUGACAAGUAUUUCU SEQ ID No 852GUAUACGCCAACUUAGGUGAA SEQ ID No 1451 UUCACCUAAGUUGGCGUAUAC SEQ ID No 853AUUAGAUAAUCAAGAUCUCAA SEQ ID No 1452 UUGAGAUCUUGAUUAUCUAAU SEQ ID No 854UAAUCAAGAUCUCAAUGGUAA SEQ ID No 1453 UUACCAUUGAGAUCUUGAUUA SEQ ID No 855CACAUGUUGACACUGACUUAA SEQ ID No 1454 UUAAGUCAGUGUCAACAUGUG SEQ ID No 856ACUUCACGGAAGAGAGGUUAA SEQ ID No 1455 UUAACCUCUCUUCCGUGAAGU SEQ ID No 857CUUCACGGAAGAGAGGUUAAA SEQ ID No 1456 UUUAACCUCUCUUCCGUGAAG SEQ ID No 858GAUGCAUUCUGCAUUGUGCAA SEQ ID No 1457 UUGCACAAUGCAGAAUGCAUC SEQ ID No 859AUGCAUUCUGCAUUGUGCAAA SEQ ID No 1458 UUUGCACAAUGCAGAAUGCAU SEQ ID No 860UUGUACAUAAUCAGGAUGUAA SEQ ID No 1459 UUACAUCCUGAUUAUGUACAA SEQ ID No 861UGUACAUAAUCAGGAUGUAAA SEQ ID No 1460 UUUACAUCCUGAUUAUGUACA SEQ ID No 862UAUGCACGCUGCUUCUGGUAA SEQ ID No 1461 UUACCAGAAGCAGCGUGCAUA SEQ ID No 863AAGGAAGGAAGUUCUGUUGAA SEQ ID No 1462 UUCAACAGAACUUCCUUCCUU SEQ ID No 864ACUAUCGUUAUAAUCUACCAA SEQ ID No 1463 UUGGUAGAUUAUAACGAUAGU SEQ ID No 865AUCGUUAUAAUCUACCAACAA SEQ ID No 1464 UUGUUGGUAGAUUAUAACGAU SEQ ID No 866ACAAUGUGUGAUAUCAGACAA SEQ ID No 1465 UUGUCUGAUAUCACACAUUGU SEQ ID No 867AUCGUCAACAACCUAGACAAA SEQ ID No 1466 UUUGUCUAGGUUGUUGACGAU SEQ ID No 868UUAAGUAUGCCAUUAGUGCAA SEQ ID No 1467 UUGCACUAAUGGCAUACUUAA SEQ ID No 869UAAGUAUGCCAUUAGUGCAAA SEQ ID No 1468 UUUGCACUAAUGGCAUACUUA SEQ ID No 870GUAUGCCAUUAGUGCAAAGAA SEQ ID No 1469 UUCUUUGCACUAAUGGCAUAC SEQ ID No 871UAUCUGUAGUACUAUGACCAA SEQ ID No 1470 UUGGUCAUAGUACUACAGAUA SEQ ID No 872CUAGAGGAGCUACUGUAGUAA SEQ ID No 1471 UUACUACAGUAGCUCCUCUAG SEQ ID No 873CUACUGUAGUAAUUGGAACAA SEQ ID No 1472 UUGUUCCAAUUACUACAGUAG SEQ ID No 874UGUAGUAAUUGGAACAAGCAA SEQ ID No 1473 UUGCUUGUUCCAAUUACUACA SEQ ID No 875GUAGUAAUUGGAACAAGCAAA SEQ ID No 1474 UUUGCUUGUUCCAAUUACUAC SEQ ID No 876CCAUGCCUAACAUGCUUAGAA SEQ ID No 1475 UUCUAAGCAUGUUAGGCAUGG SEQ ID No 877UGUGCUCAAGUAUUGAGUGAA SEQ ID No 1476 UUCACUCAAUACUUGAGCACA SEQ ID No 878GUGCUCAAGUAUUGAGUGAAA SEQ ID No 1477 UUUCACUCAAUACUUGAGCAC SEQ ID No 879UUAUCUACUGAUGGUAACAAA SEQ ID No 1478 UUUGUUACCAUCAGUAGAUAA SEQ ID No 880AAGGUCUAGUGGCUAGCAUAA SEQ ID No 1479 UUAUGCUAGCCACUAGACCUU SEQ ID No 881GACUGAGACUGACCUUACUAA SEQ ID No 1480 UUAGUAAGGUCAGUCUCAGUC SEQ ID No 882UCAACAUACAAUGCUAGUUAA SEQ ID No 1481 UUAACUAGCAUUGUAUGUUGA SEQ ID No 883GUAUUCUGUUAUGCUUACUAA SEQ ID No 1482 UUAGUAAGCAUAACAGAAUAC SEQ ID No 884AAAGGUUAUGGCUGUAGUUGU SEQ ID No 1483 ACAACUACAGCCAUAACCUUU SEQ ID No 885AAGGUUAUGGCUGUAGUUGUG SEQ ID No 1484 CACAACUACAGCCAUAACCUU SEQ ID No 886AAUUGUUGUCGCUUCCAAGAA SEQ ID No 1485 UUCUUGGAAGCGACAACAAUU SEQ ID No 887AAGAAAAGGACGAAGAUGACA SEQ ID No 1486 UGUCAUCUUCGUCCUUUUCUU SEQ ID No 888AACUACCAACAUGAAGAAACA SEQ ID No 1487 UGUUUCUUCAUGUUGGUAGUU SEQ ID No 889AAAAGAAAUACUUGUCACAUA SEQ ID No 1488 UAUGUGACAAGUAUUUCUUUU SEQ ID No 890AAAGAAAUACUUGUCACAUAC SEQ ID No 1489 GUAUGUGACAAGUAUUUCUUU SEQ ID No 891AAGAAAUACUUGUCACAUACA SEQ ID No 1490 UGUAUGUGACAAGUAUUUCUU SEQ ID No 892AAUAAAAAGGACUGGUAUGAU SEQ ID No 1491 AUCAUACCAGUCCUUUUUAUU SEQ ID No 893AAAAACAGUACAAUUCUGUGA SEQ ID No 1492 UCACAGAAUUGUACUGUUUUU SEQ ID No 894AAAACAGUACAAUUCUGUGAU SEQ ID No 1493 AUCACAGAAUUGUACUGUUUU SEQ ID No 895AAACAGUACAAUUCUGUGAUG SEQ ID No 1494 CAUCACAGAAUUGUACUGUUU SEQ ID No 896AAUGCCUAUAUUAACCUUGAC SEQ ID No 1495 GUCAAGGUUAAUAUAGGCAUU SEQ ID No 897AACUGCAGAGUCACAUGUUGA SEQ ID No 1496 UCAACAUGUGACUCUGCAGUU SEQ ID No 898AACUUACAUAGCUCUAGACUU SEQ ID No 1497 AAGUCUAGAGCUAUGUAAGUU SEQ ID No 899AAUCUAUUACUAGAUAAACGC SEQ ID No 1498 GCGUUUAUCUAGUAAUAGAUU SEQ ID No 900AAGGAAGGAAGUUCUGUUGAA SEQ ID No 1499 UUCAACAGAACUUCCUUCCUU SEQ ID No 901AAUGCUGCUAUCAGCGAUUAU SEQ ID No 1500 AUAAUCGCUGAUAGCAGCAUU SEQ ID No 902AAUCUACCAACAAUGUGUGAU SEQ ID No 1501 AUCACACAUUGUUGGUAGAUU SEQ ID No 903AACAAUGUGUGAUAUCAGACA SEQ ID No 1502 UGUCUGAUAUCACACAUUGUU SEQ ID No 904AACCAAGUCAUCGUCAACAAC SEQ ID No 1503 GUUGUUGACGAUGACUUGGUU SEQ ID No 905AAGUCAUCGUCAACAACCUAG SEQ ID No 1504 CUAGGUUGUUGACGAUGACUU SEQ ID No 906AACAACCUAGACAAAUCAGCU SEQ ID No 1505 AGCUGAUUUGUCUAGGUUGUU SEQ ID No 907AAGUAUGCCAUUAGUGCAAAG SEQ ID No 1506 CUUUGCACUAAUGGCAUACUU SEQ ID No 908AAAUUAUUGAAAUCAAUAGCC SEQ ID No 1507 GGCUAUUGAUUUCAAUAAUUU SEQ ID No 909AACAUGCUUAGAAUUAUGGCC SEQ ID No 1508 GGCCAUAAUUCUAAGCAUGUU SEQ ID No 910AAUUAUGGCCUCACUUGUUCU SEQ ID No 1509 AGAACAAGUGAGGCCAUAAUU SEQ ID No 911AAACAUACAACGUGUUGUAGC SEQ ID No 1510 GCUACAACACGUUGUAUGUUU SEQ ID No 912AAGUAUUGAGUGAAAUGGUCA SEQ ID No 1511 UGACCAUUUCACUCAAUACUU SEQ ID No 913AAGCUGUCACGGCCAAUGUUA SEQ ID No 1512 UAACAUUGGCCGUGACAGCUU SEQ ID No 914AAAUUGCCGAUAAGUAUGUCC SEQ ID No 1513 GGACAUACUUAUCGGCAAUUU SEQ ID No 915AAGGUCUAGUGGCUAGCAUAA SEQ ID No 1514 UUAUGCUAGCCACUAGACCUU SEQ ID No 916AAACAGAUGGUACACUUAUGA SEQ ID No 1515 UCAUAAGUGUACCAUCUGUUU SEQ ID No 917AACAUCCUAAUCAGGAGUAUG SEQ ID No 1516 CAUACUCCUGAUUAGGAUGUU SEQ ID No 918AAUACAUAAGAAAGCUACAUG SEQ ID No 1517 CAUGUAGCUUUCUUAUGUAUU SEQ ID No 919AAGAAAGCUACAUGAUGAGUU SEQ ID No 1518 AACUCAUCAUGUAGCUUUCUU SEQ ID No 920AAGCUACAUGAUGAGUUAACA SEQ ID No 1519 UGUUAACUCAUCAUGUAGCUU SEQ ID No 921AACAGGACACAUGUUAGACAU SEQ ID No 1520 AUGUCUAACAUGUGUCCUGUU SEQ ID No 922AAUGAUAACACUUCAAGGUAU SEQ ID No 1521 AUACCUUGAAGUGUUAUCAUU SEQ ID No 923CUUCAGUCAGCUGAUGCACAA SEQ ID No 1522 UUGUGCAUCAGCUGACUGAAG SEQ ID No 924CGCUUCCAAGAAAAGGACGAA SEQ ID No 1523 UUCGUCCUUUUCUUGGAAGCG SEQ ID No 925GUACCACAUAUAUCACGUCAA SEQ ID No 1524 UUGACGUGAUAUAUGUGGUAC SEQ ID No 926UAUAUUACGCGUAUACGCCAA SEQ ID No 1525 UUGGCGUAUACGCGUAAUAUA SEQ ID No 927AUUCUGUGAUGCCAUGCGAAA SEQ ID No 1526 UUUCGCAUGGCAUCACAGAAU SEQ ID No 928UUAAAAUAUGACUUCACGGAA SEQ ID No 1527 UUCCGUGAAGUCAUAUUUUAA SEQ ID No 929GGCUGUAUUAAUGCUAACCAA SEQ ID No 1528 UUGGUUAGCAUUAAUACAGCC SEQ ID No 930UGCUAACCAAGUCAUCGUCAA SEQ ID No 1529 UUGACGAUGACUUGGUUAGCA SEQ ID No 931UAACCAAGUCAUCGUCAACAA SEQ ID No 1530 UUGUUGACGAUGACUUGGUUA SEQ ID No 932CAUCGUCAACAACCUAGACAA SEQ ID No 1531 UUGUCUAGGUUGUUGACGAUG SEQ ID No 933UCAAUGAGUUAUGAGGAUCAA SEQ ID No 1532 UUGAUCCUCAUAACUCAUUGA SEQ ID No 934AUUCUAUGGUGGUUGGCACAA SEQ ID No 1533 UUGUGCCAACCACCAUAGAAU SEQ ID No 935AUGUGAUAGAGCCAUGCCUAA SEQ ID No 1534 UUAGGCAUGGCUCUAUCACAU SEQ ID No 936UUAGCUAAUGAGUGUGCUCAA SEQ ID No 1535 UUGAGCACACUCAUUAGCUAA SEQ ID No 937CCUCAUCAGGAGAUGCCACAA SEQ ID No 1536 UUGUGGCAUCUCCUGAUGAGG SEQ ID No 938CAUCAUCCGGUGAUGCUACAA SEQ ID No 1537 UUGUAGCAUCACCGGAUGAUG SEQ ID No 939UGGUAACAAAAUUGCCGAUAA SEQ ID No 1538 UUAUCGGCAAUUUUGUUACCA SEQ ID No 940AAUAGCACUUAUGCAUCUCAA SEQ ID No 1539 UUGAGAUGCAUAAGUGCUAUU SEQ ID No 941CUUACUAAAGGACCUCAUGAA SEQ ID No 1540 UUCAUGAGGUCCUUUAGUAAG SEQ ID No 942AAAAACUAAUUGUUGUCGCUU SEQ ID No 1541 AAGCGACAACAAUUAGUUUUU SEQ ID No 943AAAACUAAUUGUUGUCGCUUC SEQ ID No 1542 GAAGCGACAACAAUUAGUUUU SEQ ID No 944AAUAGACGGUGACAUGGUACC SEQ ID No 1543 GGUACCAUGUCACCGUCUAUU SEQ ID No 945AAUGGCAGACCUCGUCUAUGC SEQ ID No 1544 GCAUAGACGAGGUCUGCCAUU SEQ ID No 946AAUGGCUGAUUUAGUCUAUGC SEQ ID No 1545 GCAUAGACUAAAUCAGCCAUU SEQ ID No 947AACAGUACAAUUCUGUGAUGC SEQ ID No 1546 GCAUCACAGAAUUGUACUGUU SEQ ID No 948AAAUGCUGGUAUUGUUGGUGU SEQ ID No 1547 ACACCAACAAUACCAGCAUUU SEQ ID No 949AAUGCUGGUAUUGUUGGUGUA SEQ ID No 1548 UACACCAACAAUACCAGCAUU SEQ ID No 950AAGAUCUCAAUGGUAACUGGU SEQ ID No 1549 ACCAGUUACCAUUGAGAUCUU SEQ ID No 951AAACCACGCCAGGUAGUGGAG SEQ ID No 1550 CUCCACUACCUGGCGUGGUUU SEQ ID No 952AAGUAGCACCAGGCUGCGGAG SEQ ID No 1551 CUCCGCAGCCUGGUGCUACUU SEQ ID No 953AACCACGCCAGGUAGUGGAGU SEQ ID No 1552 ACUCCACUACCUGGCGUGGUU SEQ ID No 954AAAUAUGACUUCACGGAAGAG SEQ ID No 1553 CUCUUCCGUGAAGUCAUAUUU SEQ ID No 955AACUGGAUACCACUUCAGAGA SEQ ID No 1554 UCUCUGAAGUGGUAUCCAGUU SEQ ID No 956AAACUUACAUAGCUCUAGACU SEQ ID No 1555 AGUCUAGAGCUAUGUAAGUUU SEQ ID No 957AAGGAAUUACUUGUGUAUGCU SEQ ID No 1556 AGCAUACACAAGUAAUUCCUU SEQ ID No 958AAUUACUUGUGUAUGCUGCUG SEQ ID No 1557 CAGCAGCAUACACAAGUAAUU SEQ ID No 959AAUGUGUGAUAUCAGACAACU SEQ ID No 1558 AGUUGUCUGAUAUCACACAUU SEQ ID No 960AAUGCUAACCAAGUCAUCGUC SEQ ID No 1559 GACGAUGACUUGGUUAGCAUU SEQ ID No 961AAUGAGUUAUGAGGAUCAAGA SEQ ID No 1560 UCUUGAUCCUCAUAACUCAUU SEQ ID No 962AAAUGAAUCUUAAGUAUGCCA SEQ ID No 1561 UGGCAUACUUAAGAUUCAUUU SEQ ID No 963AAUGAAUCUUAAGUAUGCCAU SEQ ID No 1562 AUGGCAUACUUAAGAUUCAUU SEQ ID No 964AAUCUUAAGUAUGCCAUUAGU SEQ ID No 1563 ACUAAUGGCAUACUUAAGAUU SEQ ID No 965AAUUAUUGAAAUCAAUAGCCG SEQ ID No 1564 CGGCUAUUGAUUUCAAUAAUU SEQ ID No 966AAUCAAUAGCCGCCACUAGAG SEQ ID No 1565 CUCUAGUGGCGGCUAUUGAUU SEQ ID No 967AAUAGCCGCCACUAGAGGAGC SEQ ID No 1566 GCUCCUCUAGUGGCGGCUAUU SEQ ID No 968AACAAGCAAAUUCUAUGGUGG SEQ ID No 1567 CCACCAUAGAAUUUGCUUGUU SEQ ID No 969AAGCAAAUUCUAUGGUGGUUG SEQ ID No 1568 CAACCACCAUAGAAUUUGCUU SEQ ID No 970AACAUACAACGUGUUGUAGCU SEQ ID No 1569 AGCUACAACACGUUGUAUGUU SEQ ID No 971AACGUGUUGUAGCUUGUCACA SEQ ID No 1570 UGUGACAAGCUACAACACGUU SEQ ID No 972AAACCAGGUGGAACCUCAUCA SEQ ID No 1571 UGAUGAGGUUCCACCUGGUUU SEQ ID No 973AACCAGGUGGAACCUCAUCAG SEQ ID No 1572 CUGAUGAGGUUCCACCUGGUU SEQ ID No 974AACCAGGUGGAACAUCAUCCG SEQ ID No 1573 CGGAUGAUGUUCCACCUGGUU SEQ ID No 975AACCUCAUCAGGAGAUGCCAC SEQ ID No 1574 GUGGCAUCUCCUGAUGAGGUU SEQ ID No 976AACAUCAUCCGGUGAUGCUAC SEQ ID No 1575 GUAGCAUCACCGGAUGAUGUU SEQ ID No 977AAUUGCCGAUAAGUAUGUCCG SEQ ID No 1576 CGGACAUACUUAUCGGCAAUU SEQ ID No 978AAAUAGAGAUGUUGACACAGA SEQ ID No 1577 UCUGUGUCAACAUCUCUAUUU SEQ ID No 979AAUAGAGAUGUUGACACAGAC SEQ ID No 1578 GUCUGUGUCAACAUCUCUAUU SEQ ID No 980AAUAGCACUUAUGCAUCUCAA SEQ ID No 1579 UUGAGAUGCAUAAGUGCUAUU SEQ ID No 981AAAAUGUUGGACUGAGACUGA SEQ ID No 1580 UCAGUCUCAGUCCAACAUUUU SEQ ID No 982AAAUGUUGGACUGAGACUGAC SEQ ID No 1581 GUCAGUCUCAGUCCAACAUUU SEQ ID No 983AAUGUUGGACUGAGACUGACC SEQ ID No 1582 GGUCAGUCUCAGUCCAACAUU SEQ ID No 984AAACAUCCUAAUCAGGAGUAU SEQ ID No 1583 AUACUCCUGAUUAGGAUGUUU SEQ ID No 985AAUCAGGAGUAUGCUGAUGUC SEQ ID No 1584 GACAUCAGCAUACUCCUGAUU SEQ ID No 986ACUAAUUGUUGUCGCUUCCAA SEQ ID No 1585 UUGGAAGCGACAACAAUUAGU SEQ ID No 987UUAGGUGAACGUGUACGCCAA SEQ ID No 1586 UUGGCGUACACGUUCACCUAA SEQ ID No 988AAUUCUGUGAUGCCAUGCGAA SEQ ID No 1587 UUCGCAUGGCAUCACAGAAUU SEQ ID No 989CUCACUUGUUCUUGCUCGCAA SEQ ID No 1588 UUGCGAGCAAGAACAAGUGAG SEQ ID No 990UCACUUGUUCUUGCUCGCAAA SEQ ID No 1589 UUUGCGAGCAAGAACAAGUGA SEQ ID No 991UAUAUGUUAAACCAGGUGGAA SEQ ID No 1590 UUCCACCUGGUUUAACAUAUA SEQ ID No 992UGCCGAUAAGUAUGUCCGCAA SEQ ID No 1591 UUGCGGACAUACUUAUCGGCA SEQ ID No 993AACACCGUGCGGCACAGGCAC SEQ ID No 1592 GUGCCUGUGCCGCACGGUGUU SEQ ID No 994AAACUAAUUGUUGUCGCUUCC SEQ ID No 1593 GGAAGCGACAACAAUUAGUUU SEQ ID No 995AACUAAUUGUUGUCGCUUCCA SEQ ID No 1594 UGGAAGCGACAACAAUUAGUU SEQ ID No 996AAGGAUUGUCCAGCUGUUGCU SEQ ID No 1595 AGCAACAGCUGGACAAUCCUU SEQ ID No 997AAAUACACAAUGGCAGACCUC SEQ ID No 1596 GAGGUCUGCCAUUGUGUAUUU SEQ ID No 998AAUACACAAUGGCAGACCUCG SEQ ID No 1597 CGAGGUCUGCCAUUGUGUAUU SEQ ID No 999AACUUAGGUGAACGUGUACGC SEQ ID No 1598 GCGUACACGUUCACCUAAGUUSEQ ID No 1000 AAUUCUGUGAUGCCAUGCGAA SEQ ID No 1599UUCGCAUGGCAUCACAGAAUU SEQ ID No 1001 AAAAUAUGACUUCACGGAAGASEQ ID No 1600 UCUUCCGUGAAGUCAUAUUUU SEQ ID No 1002AAUAUGACUUCACGGAAGAGA SEQ ID No 1601 UCUCUUCCGUGAAGUCAUAUUSEQ ID No 1003 AACCUAGACAAAUCAGCUGGU SEQ ID No 1602ACCAGCUGAUUUGUCUAGGUU SEQ ID No 1004 AAUAGAGCUCGCACCGUAGCUSEQ ID No 1603 AGCUACGGUGCGAGCUCUAUU SEQ ID No 1005AAAUCAAUAGCCGCCACUAGA SEQ ID No 1604 UCUAGUGGCGGCUAUUGAUUUSEQ ID No 1006 AAAUUCUAUGGUGGUUGGCAC SEQ ID No 1605GUGCCAACCACCAUAGAAUUU SEQ ID No 1007 AAUUCUAUGGUGGUUGGCACASEQ ID No 1606 UGUGCCAACCACCAUAGAAUU SEQ ID No 1008AAUGUGAUAGAGCCAUGCCUA SEQ ID No 1607 UAGGCAUGGCUCUAUCACAUUSEQ ID No 1009 AAUGGUCAUGUGUGGCGGUUC SEQ ID No 1608GAACCGCCACACAUGACCAUU SEQ ID No 1010 AAUGAUGAUACUCUCUGACGASEQ ID No 1609 UCGUCAGAGAGUAUCAUCAUU SEQ ID No 1011AAGCAAAAUGUUGGACUGAGA SEQ ID No 1610 UCUCAGUCCAACAUUUUGCUUSEQ ID No 1012 AGUUGUGAUCAACUCCGCGAA SEQ ID No 1611UUCGCGGAGUUGAUCACAACU SEQ ID No 1013 UUGUCAAGCUGUCACGGCCAASEQ ID No 1612 UUGGCCGUGACAGCUUGACAA SEQ ID No 1014AAACACCGUGCGGCACAGGCA SEQ ID No 1613 UGCCUGUGCCGCACGGUGUUUSEQ ID No 1015 AAAGAAUAGAGCUCGCACCGU SEQ ID No 1614ACGGUGCGAGCUCUAUUCUUU SEQ ID No 1016 AAGAAUAGAGCUCGCACCGUASEQ ID No 1615 UACGGUGCGAGCUCUAUUCUU SEQ ID No 1017AAAUGUGAUAGAGCCAUGCCU SEQ ID No 1616 AGGCAUGGCUCUAUCACAUUUSEQ ID No 1018 AAAUGGUCAUGUGUGGCGGUU SEQ ID No 1617AACCGCCACACAUGACCAUUU SEQ ID No 1019 AGGUAUGAGCUAUUAUUGUAASEQ ID No 1618 UUACAAUAAUAGCUCAUACCU SEQ ID No 1020GGUAUGAGCUAUUAUUGUAAA SEQ ID No 1619 UUUACAAUAAUAGCUCAUACCSEQ ID No 1021 CUGGUUAUCGUGUAACUAAAA SEQ ID No 1620UUUUAGUUACACGAUAACCAG SEQ ID No 1022 UGGUUAUCGUGUAACUAAAAASEQ ID No 1621 UUUUUAGUUACACGAUAACCA SEQ ID No 1023GUACAACAACUUACAAAUUAA SEQ ID No 1622 UUAAUUUGUAAGUUGUUGUACSEQ ID No 1024 UACAACAACUUACAAAUUAAA SEQ ID No 1623UUUAAUUUGUAAGUUGUUGUA SEQ ID No 1025 AGCAAUGUUGCAAAUUAUCAASEQ ID No 1624 UUGAUAAUUUGCAACAUUGCU SEQ ID No 1026GCAAUGUUGCAAAUUAUCAAA SEQ ID No 1625 UUUGAUAAUUUGCAACAUUGCSEQ ID No 1027 CAAUGUUGCAAAUUAUCAAAA SEQ ID No 1626UUUUGAUAAUUUGCAACAUUG SEQ ID No 1028 CAGUGUGUAGACUUAUGAAAASEQ ID No 1627 UUUUCAUAAGUCUACACACUG SEQ ID No 1029AGCUCACUCUUGUAAUGUAAA SEQ ID No 1628 UUUACAUUACAAGAGUGAGCUSEQ ID No 1030 AAAACAGUAAAGUACAAAUAG SEQ ID No 1629CUAUUUGUACUUUACUGUUUU SEQ ID No 1031 AACAACUUACAAAUUAAAUGUSEQ ID No 1630 ACAUUUAAUUUGUAAGUUGUU SEQ ID No 1032AAGAGCACUAUGUUAGAAUUA SEQ ID No 1631 UAAUUCUAACAUAGUGCUCUUSEQ ID No 1033 AAUGUUGCAAAUUAUCAAAAG SEQ ID No 1632CUUUUGAUAAUUUGCAACAUU SEQ ID No 1034 UAGACCAUUCUUAUGUUGUAASEQ ID No 1633 UUACAACAUAAGAAUGGUCUA SEQ ID No 1035AGACCAUUCUUAUGUUGUAAA SEQ ID No 1634 UUUACAACAUAAGAAUGGUCUSEQ ID No 1036 GUUACGACCAUGUCAUAUCAA SEQ ID No 1635UUGAUAUGACAUGGUCGUAAC SEQ ID No 1037 UGUCAUAUCAACAUCACAUAASEQ ID No 1636 UUAUGUGAUGUUGAUAUGACA SEQ ID No 1038GUCAUAUCAACAUCACAUAAA SEQ ID No 1637 UUUAUGUGAUGUUGAUAUGACSEQ ID No 1039 CUAUUAUUGUAAAUCACAUAA SEQ ID No 1638UUAUGUGAUUUACAAUAAUAG SEQ ID No 1040 UAUUAUUGUAAAUCACAUAAASEQ ID No 1639 UUUAUGUGAUUUACAAUAAUA SEQ ID No 1041UACUGGUUAUCGUGUAACUAA SEQ ID No 1640 UUAGUUACACGAUAACCAGUASEQ ID No 1042 ACUGGUUAUCGUGUAACUAAA SEQ ID No 1641UUUAGUUACACGAUAACCAGU SEQ ID No 1043 UCGUGUAACUAAAAACAGUAASEQ ID No 1642 UUACUGUUUUUAGUUACACGA SEQ ID No 1044CGUGUAACUAAAAACAGUAAA SEQ ID No 1643 UUUACUGUUUUUAGUUACACGSEQ ID No 1045 ACUAAAAACAGUAAAGUACAA SEQ ID No 1644UUGUACUUUACUGUUUUUAGU SEQ ID No 1046 CUAAAAACAGUAAAGUACAAASEQ ID No 1645 UUUGUACUUUACUGUUUUUAG SEQ ID No 1047CCGAGGUACAACAACUUACAA SEQ ID No 1646 UUGUAAGUUGUUGUACCUCGGSEQ ID No 1048 CGAGGUACAACAACUUACAAA SEQ ID No 1647UUUGUAAGUUGUUGUACCUCG SEQ ID No 1049 UGCUGACAUCACAUACAGUAASEQ ID No 1648 UUACUGUAUGUGAUGUCAGCA SEQ ID No 1050CACAAGAGCACUAUGUUAGAA SEQ ID No 1649 UUCUAACAUAGUGCUCUUGUGSEQ ID No 1051 UCAAAAGGUUGGUAUGCAAAA SEQ ID No 1650UUUUGCAUACCAACCUUUUGA SEQ ID No 1052 CUAUGUGAGAAGGCAUUAAAASEQ ID No 1651 UUUUAAUGCCUUCUCACAUAG SEQ ID No 1053AUAAAUUCAAAGUGAAUUCAA SEQ ID No 1652 UUGAAUUCACUUUGAAUUUAUSEQ ID No 1054 AAAGUGAAUUCAACAUUAGAA SEQ ID No 1653UUCUAAUGUUGAAUUCACUUU SEQ ID No 1055 UUCAGUGUGUAGACUUAUGAASEQ ID No 1654 UUCAUAAGUCUACACACUGAA SEQ ID No 1056UCAGUGUGUAGACUUAUGAAA SEQ ID No 1655 UUUCAUAAGUCUACACACUGASEQ ID No 1057 GCUUAAAGCACAUAAAGACAA SEQ ID No 1656UUGUCUUUAUGUGCUUUAAGC SEQ ID No 1058 CUUAAAGCACAUAAAGACAAASEQ ID No 1657 UUUGUCUUUAUGUGCUUUAAG SEQ ID No 1059CAGCUCACUCUUGUAAUGUAA SEQ ID No 1658 UUACAUUACAAGAGUGAGCUGSEQ ID No 1060 AACAUCACAUAAAUUAGUCUU SEQ ID No 1659AAGACUAAUUUAUGUGAUGUU SEQ ID No 1061 AAAUUAGUCUUGUCUGUUAAUSEQ ID No 1660 AUUAACAGACAAGACUAAUUU SEQ ID No 1062AAUUAGUCUUGUCUGUUAAUC SEQ ID No 1661 GAUUAACAGACAAGACUAAUUSEQ ID No 1063 AACUAAAAACAGUAAAGUACA SEQ ID No 1662UGUACUUUACUGUUUUUAGUU SEQ ID No 1064 AAAAACAGUAAAGUACAAAUASEQ ID No 1663 UAUUUGUACUUUACUGUUUUU SEQ ID No 1065AAACAGUAAAGUACAAAUAGG SEQ ID No 1664 CCUAUUUGUACUUUACUGUUUSEQ ID No 1066 AACUUACAAAUUAAAUGUUGG SEQ ID No 1665CCAACAUUUAAUUUGUAAGUU SEQ ID No 1067 AAUUAAAUGUUGGUGAUUAUUSEQ ID No 1666 AAUAAUCACCAACAUUUAAUU SEQ ID No 1068AAGGUUGGUAUGCAAAAGUAU SEQ ID No 1667 AUACUUUUGCAUACCAACCUUSEQ ID No 1069 AAAUGUAGUAGAAUUAUACCU SEQ ID No 1668AGGUAUAAUUCUACUACAUUU SEQ ID No 1070 AAUGUAGUAGAAUUAUACCUGSEQ ID No 1669 CAGGUAUAAUUCUACUACAUU SEQ ID No 1071AAAUUCAAAGUGAAUUCAACA SEQ ID No 1670 UGUUGAAUUCACUUUGAAUUUSEQ ID No 1072 AAUUCAAAGUGAAUUCAACAU SEQ ID No 1671AUGUUGAAUUCACUUUGAAUU SEQ ID No 1073 AAAGUGAAUUCAACAUUAGAASEQ ID No 1672 UUCUAAUGUUGAAUUCACUUU SEQ ID No 1074AAGUGAAUUCAACAUUAGAAC SEQ ID No 1673 GUUCUAAUGUUGAAUUCACUUSEQ ID No 1075 AAUUCAGUGUGUAGACUUAUG SEQ ID No 1674CAUAAGUCUACACACUGAAUU SEQ ID No 1076 AAGCUUAAAGCACAUAAAGACSEQ ID No 1675 GUCUUUAUGUGCUUUAAGCUU SEQ ID No 1077AAGCACAUAAAGACAAAUCAG SEQ ID No 1676 CUGAUUUGUCUUUAUGUGCUUSEQ ID No 1078 AAUUAACAGGCCACAAAUAGG SEQ ID No 1677CCUAUUUGUGGCCUGUUAAUU SEQ ID No 1079 AAAUAGGCGUGGUAAGAGAAUSEQ ID No 1678 AUUCUCUUACCACGCCUAUUU SEQ ID No 1080AAUAGGCGUGGUAAGAGAAUU SEQ ID No 1679 AAUUCUCUUACCACGCCUAUUSEQ ID No 1081 AAUGCUGUAGCCUCAAAGAUU SEQ ID No 1680AAUCUUUGAGGCUACAGCAUU SEQ ID No 1082 AACUCAAACUGUUGAUUCAUCSEQ ID No 1681 GAUGAAUCAACAGUUUGAGUU SEQ ID No 1083AAUAUGACUAUGUCAUAUUCA SEQ ID No 1682 UGAAUAUGACAUAGUCAUAUUSEQ ID No 1084 AAUGUGACUAUGUCAUAUUCA SEQ ID No 1683UUACACUGAUACAGUAUAAGU SEQ ID No 1085 AAACAGCUCACUCUUGUAAUGSEQ ID No 1684 CAUUACAAGAGUGAGCUGUUU SEQ ID No 1086AACAGCUCACUCUUGUAAUGU SEQ ID No 1685 ACAUUACAAGAGUGAGCUGUUSEQ ID No 1087 UAAAUUAGUCUUGUCUGUUAA SEQ ID No 1686UUAACAGACAAGACUAAUUUA SEQ ID No 1088 CCAUUGUGUGCUAAUGGACAASEQ ID No 1687 UUGUCCAUUAGCACACAAUGG SEQ ID No 1089UACAUGUGUUGGUAGCGAUAA SEQ ID No 1688 UUAUCGCUACCAACACAUGUASEQ ID No 1090 UUAGCUAACACCUGUACUGAA SEQ ID No 1689UUCAGUACAGGUGUUAGCUAA SEQ ID No 1091 UAGCUAACACCUGUACUGAAASEQ ID No 1690 UUUCAGUACAGGUGUUAGCUA SEQ ID No 1092CACCUGUACUGAAAGACUCAA SEQ ID No 1691 UUGAGUCUUUCAGUACAGGUGSEQ ID No 1093 UAAACCUAGACCACCACUUAA SEQ ID No 1692UUAAGUGGUGGUCUAGGUUUA SEQ ID No 1094 CUAGACCACCACUUAACCGAASEQ ID No 1693 UUCGGUUAAGUGGUGGUCUAG SEQ ID No 1095 GCACCACGCACAUUGCUAASEQ ID No 1694 UUAGCAAUGUGCGUGGUGC SEQ ID No 1096ACCUGCACCACGCACAUUGCUAA SEQ ID No 1695 UUAGCAAUGUGCGUGGUGCAGGUSEQ ID No 1097 UUACCUGCACCACGCACAUUGCUAA SEQ ID No 1696UUAGCAAUGUGCGUGGUGCAGGUAA SEQ ID No 1098 UAGACCACCACUUAACCGAAASEQ ID No 1697 UUUCGGUUAAGUGGUGGUCUA SEQ ID No 1099CACAUACAGUAAUGCCAUUAA SEQ ID No 1698 UUAAUGGCAUUACUGUAUGUGSEQ ID No 1100 AUCAAAAGGUUGGUAUGCAAA SEQ ID No 1699UUUGCAUACCAACCUUUUGAU SEQ ID No 1101 UGUUGAUGCACUAUGUGAGAASEQ ID No 1700 UUCUCACAUAGUGCAUCAACA SEQ ID No 1102CACUAUGUGAGAAGGCAUUAA SEQ ID No 1701 UUAAUGCCUUCUCACAUAGUGSEQ ID No 1103 ACUAUGUGAGAAGGCAUUAAA SEQ ID No 1702UUUAAUGCCUUCUCACAUAGU SEQ ID No 1104 CUAUAGAUAAAUGUAGUAGAASEQ ID No 1703 UUCUACUACAUUUAUCUAUAG SEQ ID No 1105CUGCACCACGCACAUUGCUAA SEQ ID No 1704 UUAGCAAUGUGCGUGGUGCAGSEQ ID No 1106 ACCACGCACAUUGCUAACUAA SEQ ID No 1705UUAGUUAGCAAUGUGCGUGGU SEQ ID No 1107 UAAUAAGCUUAAAGCACAUAASEQ ID No 1706 UUAUGUGCUUUAAGCUUAUUA SEQ ID No 1108AAUAAGCUUAAAGCACAUAAA SEQ ID No 1707 UUUAUGUGCUUUAAGCUUAUUSEQ ID No 1109 CAAAUAGGCGUGGUAAGAGAA SEQ ID No 1708UUCUCUUACCACGCCUAUUUG SEQ ID No 1110 AAGAGAAUUCCUUACACGUAASEQ ID No 1709 UUACGUGUAAGGAAUUCUCUU SEQ ID No 1111UUCACCUUAUAAUUCACAGAA SEQ ID No 1710 UUCUGUGAAUUAUAAGGUGAASEQ ID No 1112 GACUAUGUCAUAUUCACUCAA SEQ ID No 1711UUGAGUGAAUAUGACAUAGUC SEQ ID No 1113 ACUAUGUCAUAUUCACUCAAASEQ ID No 1712 UUUGAGUGAAUAUGACAUAGU SEQ ID No 1114UGAAACAGCUCACUCUUGUAA SEQ ID No 1713 UUACAAGAGUGAGCUGUUUCASEQ ID No 1115 GUUGCUAUUACCAGAGCAAAA SEQ ID No 1714UUUUGCUCUGGUAAUAGCAAC SEQ ID No 1116 AAUGCUCCAGGUUGUGAUGUCSEQ ID No 1715 GACAUCACAACCUGGAGCAUU SEQ ID No 1117AAUGCAAUUGCAACAUGUGAC SEQ ID No 1716 GUCACAUGUUGCAAUUGCAUUSEQ ID No 1118 AACAUGUGACUGGACAAAUGC SEQ ID No 1717GCAUUUGUCCAGUCACAUGUU SEQ ID No 1119 AACACCUGUACUGAAAGACUCSEQ ID No 1718 GAGUCUUUCAGUACAGGUGUU SEQ ID No 1120AACUGUCUUAUGGUAUUGCUA SEQ ID No 1719 UAGCAAUACCAUAAGACAGUUSEQ ID No 1121 AAGUGCUGUCUGACAGAGAAU SEQ ID No 1720AUUCUCUGUCAGACAGCACUU SEQ ID No 1122 AAACCUAGACCACCACUUAACSEQ ID No 1721 GUUAAGUGGUGGUCUAGGUUU SEQ ID No 1123AACCUAGACCACCACUUAACC SEQ ID No 1722 GGUUAAGUGGUGGUCUAGGUUSEQ ID No 1124 AACAGUAAAGUACAAAUAGGA SEQ ID No 1723UCCUAUUUGUACUUUACUGUU SEQ ID No 1125 AAAAAGGUGACUAUGGUGAUGSEQ ID No 1724 CAUCACCAUAGUCACCUUUUU SEQ ID No 1126AAAUUAAAUGUUGGUGAUUAU SEQ ID No 1725 AUAAUCACCAACAUUUAAUUUSEQ ID No 1127 AAUUAUCAAAAGGUUGGUAUG SEQ ID No 1726CAUACCAACCUUUUGAUAAUU SEQ ID No 1128 AAAAGGUUGGUAUGCAAAAGUSEQ ID No 1727 ACUUUUGCAUACCAACCUUUU SEQ ID No 1129AAAGGUUGGUAUGCAAAAGUA SEQ ID No 1728 UACUUUUGCAUACCAACCUUUSEQ ID No 1130 AAUUCAACAUUAGAACAGUAU SEQ ID No 1729AUACUGUUCUAAUGUUGAAUU SEQ ID No 1131 AACAUUAGAACAGUAUGUCUUSEQ ID No 1730 AAGACAUACUGUUCUAAUGUU SEQ ID No 1132AAGCACUAUGUGUACAUUGGC SEQ ID No 1731 GCCAAUGUACACAUAGUGCUUSEQ ID No 1133 AACUAUAGGUCCAGACAUGUU SEQ ID No 1732AACAUGUCUGGACCUAUAGUU SEQ ID No 1134 AAUAAGCUUAAAGCACAUAAASEQ ID No 1733 UUUAUGUGCUUUAAGCUUAUU SEQ ID No 1135AAAGCACAUAAAGACAAAUCA SEQ ID No 1734 UGAUUUGUCUUUAUGUGCUUUSEQ ID No 1136 AAGAGAAUUCCUUACACGUAA SEQ ID No 1735UUACGUGUAAGGAAUUCUCUU SEQ ID No 1137 GAUGUCACAGAUGUGACUCAASEQ ID No 1736 UUGAGUCACAUCUGUGACAUC SEQ ID No 1138UUGCAACAUGUGACUGGACAA SEQ ID No 1737 UUGUCCAGUCACAUGUUGCAASEQ ID No 1139 UGCAACAUGUGACUGGACAAA SEQ ID No 1738UUUGUCCAGUCACAUGUUGCA SEQ ID No 1140 GGUAUUGCUACUGUACGUGAASEQ ID No 1739 UUCACGUACAGUAGCAAUACC SEQ ID No 1141GAAGUGCUGUCUGACAGAGAA SEQ ID No 1740 UUCUCUGUCAGACAGCACUUCSEQ ID No 1142 UAUCAAAAGGUUGGUAUGCAA SEQ ID No 1741UUGCAUACCAACCUUUUGAUA SEQ ID No 1143 CAAUGCCAGAUUACGUGCUAASEQ ID No 1742 UUAGCACGUAAUCUGGCAUUG SEQ ID No 1144GUCGGCGUUGUCCUGCUGAAA SEQ ID No 1743 UUUCAGCAGGACAACGCCGACSEQ ID No 1145 GUCGCCGUUGUCCUGCUGAAA SEQ ID No 1744UUUCAGCAGGACAACGGCGAC SEQ ID No 1146 CAUAAAGACAAAUCAGCUCAASEQ ID No 1745 UUGAGCUGAUUUGUCUUUAUG SEQ ID No 1147CACAGAAUGCUGUAGCCUCAA SEQ ID No 1746 UUGAGGCUACAGCAUUCUGUGSEQ ID No 1148 ACAGAAUGCUGUAGCCUCAAA SEQ ID No 1747UUUGAGGCUACAGCAUUCUGU SEQ ID No 1149 AUAUUCACUCAAACCACUGAASEQ ID No 1748 UUCAGUGGUUUGAGUGAAUAU SEQ ID No 1150UAUUCACUCAAACCACUGAAA SEQ ID No 1749 UUUCAGUGGUUUGAGUGAAUASEQ ID No 1151 UGUUGCUAUUACCAGAGCAAA SEQ ID No 1750UUUGCUCUGGUAAUAGCAACA SEQ ID No 1152 AAAUGCUGUUACGACCAUGUCSEQ ID No 1751 GACAUGGUCGUAACAGCAUUU SEQ ID No 1153AAUGCUGUUACGACCAUGUCA SEQ ID No 1752 UGACAUGGUCGUAACAGCAUUSEQ ID No 1154 AAAAAUACAUGUGUUGGUAGC SEQ ID No 1753GCUACCAACACAUGUAUUUUU SEQ ID No 1155 AAAAUACAUGUGUUGGUAGCGSEQ ID No 1754 CGCUACCAACACAUGUAUUUU SEQ ID No 1156AAUUGCAACAUGUGACUGGAC SEQ ID No 1755 GUCCAGUCACAUGUUGCAAUUSEQ ID No 1157 AAACGCUCAAAGCUACUGAGG SEQ ID No 1756CCUCAGUAGCUUUGAGCGUUU SEQ ID No 1158 AACGCUCAAAGCUACUGAGGASEQ ID No 1757 UCCUCAGUAGCUUUGAGCGUU SEQ ID No 1159AAACUGUCUUAUGGUAUUGCU SEQ ID No 1758 AGCAAUACCAUAAGACAGUUUSEQ ID No 1160 AAGUUGGUAAACCUAGACCAC SEQ ID No 1759GUGGUCUAGGUUUACCAACUU SEQ ID No 1161 AAAGUACAAAUAGGAGAGUACSEQ ID No 1760 GUACUCUCCUAUUUGUACUUU SEQ ID No 1162AAGUACAAAUAGGAGAGUACA SEQ ID No 1761 UGUACUCUCCUAUUUGUACUUSEQ ID No 1163 AAAAGGUGACUAUGGUGAUGC SEQ ID No 1762GCAUCACCAUAGUCACCUUUU SEQ ID No 1164 AAGGUGACUAUGGUGAUGCUGSEQ ID No 1763 CAGCAUCACCAUAGUCACCUU SEQ ID No 1165AAUGCCAUUAAGUGCACCUAC SEQ ID No 1764 GUAGGUGCACUUAAUGGCAUUSEQ ID No 1166 AAGUGCACCUACACUAGUGCC SEQ ID No 1765GGCACUAGUGUAGGUGCACUU SEQ ID No 1167 AACACUCAAUAUCUCAGAUGASEQ ID No 1766 UCAUCUGAGAUAUUGAGUGUU SEQ ID No 1168AAAUUAUCAAAAGGUUGGUAU SEQ ID No 1767 AUACCAACCUUUUGAUAAUUUSEQ ID No 1169 AAAUGCAUUGCCUGAGACGAC SEQ ID No 1768GUCGUCUCAGGCAAUGCAUUU SEQ ID No 1170 AAUGCCAGAUUACGUGCUAAGSEQ ID No 1769 CUUAGCACGUAAUCUGGCAUU SEQ ID No 1171AAAACUAUAGGUCCAGACAUG SEQ ID No 1770 CAUGUCUGGACCUAUAGUUUUSEQ ID No 1172 AAACUAUAGGUCCAGACAUGU SEQ ID No 1771ACAUGUCUGGACCUAUAGUUU SEQ ID No 1173 AACUUGUCGGCGUUGUCCUGCSEQ ID No 1772 GCAGGACAACGCCGACAAGUU SEQ ID No 1174AAAUUGUUGACACUGUGAGUG SEQ ID No 1773 CACUCACAGUGUCAACAAUUUSEQ ID No 1175 AAUUGUUGACACUGUGAGUGC SEQ ID No 1774GCACUCACAGUGUCAACAAUU SEQ ID No 1176 AAAGACAAAUCAGCUCAAUGCSEQ ID No 1775 GCAUUGAGCUGAUUUGUCUUU SEQ ID No 1177AAGACAAAUCAGCUCAAUGCU SEQ ID No 1776 AGCAUUGAGCUGAUUUGUCUUSEQ ID No 1178 AACAGGCCACAAAUAGGCGUG SEQ ID No 1777CACGCCUAUUUGUGGCCUGUU SEQ ID No 1179 AACAGACCUCAAAUAGGCGUUSEQ ID No 1778 AACGCCUAUUUGAGGUCUGUU SEQ ID No 1180AAACUGUUGAUUCAUCACAGG SEQ ID No 1779 CCUGUGAUGAAUCAACAGUUUSEQ ID No 1181 AACCACUGAAACAGCUCACUC SEQ ID No 1780GAGUGAGCUGUUUCAGUGGUU SEQ ID No 1182 GCACCUACACUAGUGCCACAASEQ ID No 1781 UUGUGGCACUAGUGUAGGUGC SEQ ID No 1183GUCCAGACAUGUUCCUCGGAA SEQ ID No 1782 UUCCGAGGAACAUGUCUGGACSEQ ID No 1184 UGUCGGCGUUGUCCUGCUGAA SEQ ID No 1783UUCAGCAGGACAACGCCGACA SEQ ID No 1185 UCUGCAAUUAACAGGCCACAASEQ ID No 1784 UUGUGGCCUGUUAAUUGCAGA SEQ ID No 1186CUGCAAUUAACAGGCCACAAA SEQ ID No 1785 UUUGUGGCCUGUUAAUUGCAGSEQ ID No 1187 GGCCACAAAUAGGCGUGGUAA SEQ ID No 1786UUACCACGCCUAUUUGUGGCC SEQ ID No 1188 AUGUUGCUAUUACCAGAGCAASEQ ID No 1787 UUGCUCUGGUAAUAGCAACAU SEQ ID No 1189AAAUACAUGUGUUGGUAGCGA SEQ ID No 1788 UCGCUACCAACACAUGUAUUUSEQ ID No 1190 AAUACAUGUGUUGGUAGCGAU SEQ ID No 1789AUCGCUACCAACACAUGUAUU SEQ ID No 1191 AAAGGUGACUAUGGUGAUGCUSEQ ID No 1790 AGCAUCACCAUAGUCACCUUU SEQ ID No 1192AAAAGUAUUCUACACUCCAGG SEQ ID No 1791 CCUGGAGUGUAGAAUACUUUUSEQ ID No 1193 AAUUAUACCUGCACGUGCUCG SEQ ID No 1792CGAGCACGUGCAGGUAUAAUU SEQ ID No 1194 AAUGCAUUGCCUGAGACGACASEQ ID No 1793 UGUCGUCUCAGGCAAUGCAUU SEQ ID No 1195AAUUACCUGCACCACGCACAU SEQ ID No 1794 AUGUGCGUGGUGCAGGUAAUUSEQ ID No 1196 AAUUCACAGAAUGCUGUAGCC SEQ ID No 1795GGCUACAGCAUUCUGUGAAUU SEQ ID No 1197 AAACCACUGAAACAGCUCACUSEQ ID No 1796 AGUGAGCUGUUUCAGUGGUUU SEQ ID No 1198AAUGUUGCUAUUACCAGAGCA SEQ ID No 1797 UGCUCUGGUAAUAGCAACAUU

The inventors have surprisingly found that siRNAs targeted to certaintarget sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) geneare particularly effective at inhibiting non-structural proteins (NSPs)mRNA expression, inhibiting non-structural proteins (NSPs) expressionfor virus-cell interactions during viral life cycle in a cell,SARS-CoV-2 viral life cycle, and increase the survival of SARS-CoV-2infected mice treated by intranasal administration of siRNAs targetingcertain sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene.

In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the sense strand ofthe SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) siRNA used in the presentdisclosure comprises or consists of a sequence selected from the groupcomprising SEQ ID No 657, SEQ ID No 658, SEQ ID No 659, SEQ ID No 660,SEQ ID No 661, SEQ ID No 685, SEQ ID No 751, SEQ ID No 752, SEQ ID No809, SEQ ID No 849, SEQ ID No 862, SEQ ID No 913, SEQ ID No 923, SEQ IDNo 924, SEQ ID No 937, SEQ ID No 938, SEQ ID No 944, SEQ ID No 945, SEQID No 946, SEQ ID No 951, SEQ ID No 952, SEQ ID No 953, SEQ ID No 966,SEQ ID No 967, SEQ ID No 972, SEQ ID No 974, SEQ ID No 975, SEQ ID No976, SEQ ID No 1083, SEQ ID No 1084, SEQ ID No 1094, SEQ ID No 1095, SEQID No 1096, SEQ ID No 1097, SEQ ID No 1105, SEQ ID No 1116, SEQ ID No1123, SEQ ID No 1141, SEQ ID No 1144, SEQ ID No 1145, SEQ ID No 1147,SEQ ID No 1157, SEQ ID No 1158, SEQ ID No 1164, SEQ ID No 1166, SEQ IDNo 1169, SEQ ID No 1173, SEQ ID No 1178, SEQ ID No 1179 and SEQ ID No1181. The siRNA also comprises a corresponding antisense strandcomprising SEQ ID No 1256, SEQ ID No 1257, SEQ ID No 1258, SEQ ID No1259, SEQ ID No 1260, SEQ ID No 1284, SEQ ID No 1350, SEQ ID No 1351,SEQ ID No 1408, SEQ ID No 1448, SEQ ID No 1461, SEQ ID No 1512, SEQ IDNo 1522, SEQ ID No 1523, SEQ ID No 1536, SEQ ID No 1537, SEQ ID No 1543,SEQ ID No 1544, SEQ ID No 1545, SEQ ID No 1550, SEQ ID No 1551, SEQ IDNo 1552, SEQ ID No 1565, SEQ ID No 1566, SEQ ID No 1571, SEQ ID No 1572,SEQ ID No 1573, SEQ ID No 1574, SEQ ID No 1575, SEQ ID No 1582, SEQ IDNo 1682, SEQ ID No 1683, SEQ ID No 1693, SEQ ID No 1694, SEQ ID No 1695,SEQ ID No 1696, SEQ ID No 1704, SEQ ID No 1715, SEQ ID No 1722, SEQ IDNo 1740, SEQ ID No 1743, SEQ ID No 1744, SEQ ID No 1746, SEQ ID No 1756,SEQ ID No 1757, SEQ ID No 1763, SEQ ID No 1765, SEQ ID No 1768, SEQ IDNo 1772, SEQ ID No 1777, SEQ ID No 1778, and SEQ ID No 1780. The use ofsuch an siRNA has been found to be particularly effective in inhibitingnon-structural proteins (NSPs) mRNA expression, inhibitingnon-structural proteins (NSPs) expression for virus-cell interactionsduring viral life cycle in a cell, SARS-CoV-2 viral replication in acell, and increase the survival of SARS-CoV-2 infected mice treated byintranasal administration of siRNAs targeting certain sequences of theSARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene.

According to a another aspect of the present disclosure there isprovided a siRNA comprising a sense SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins(NSPs) nucleic acid and an anti-sense SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins(NSPs) nucleic acid, and the sense SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins(NSPs) nucleic acid is substantially identical to a target sequencecontained within SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) mRNA and theanti-sense SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) nucleic acid iscomplementary to the sense SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs)nucleic acid. The sense and antisense nucleic acids hybridize to eachother to form a double-stranded molecule.

The siRNA molecules of the present disclosure have the property toinhibit expression of the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) genewhen introduced into a cell expressing said gene.

The siRNA molecules of the present disclosure have the property toinhibit SARS-CoV-2 viral life cycle in a cell when introduced into acell expressing SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene.

The siRNA molecules of the present disclosure have the property toincrease the survival of SARS-CoV-2 infected mice treated by intranasaladministration of siRNAs targeting certain sequences of the SARS-CoV-2non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene.

Another aspect of the disclosure relates to nucleic acid sequences andvectors encoding the siRNA according to the fourth aspect of the presentdisclosure, as well as to compositions comprising them, useful, forexample, in the methods of the present disclosure. Compositions of thepresent disclosure may additionally comprise transfection enhancingagents. The nucleic acid sequence may be operably linked to an inducibleor regulatable promoter. Suitable vectors are discussed above.Preferably the vector is an adeno-associated viral vector.

The composition of the present disclosure may additionally comprise apharmaceutical agent for preventing and treating infections by thecoronavirus SARS-CoV-2, wherein the agent is different from the siRNA.Preferably the pharmaceutical agent is selected from the groupconsisting of a nucleoside analogue antiviral agent and most preferablyfavipiravir, ribavirin, remdesivir and galidesivir.

Non-viral delivery siRNA systems involve the creation of nucleic acidtransfection reagents. Nucleic acid transfection reagents have two basicproperties. First, they must interact in some manner with the nucleicacid cargo. Most often this involves electrostatic forces, which allowthe formation of nucleic acid complexes. Formation of a complex ensuresthat the nucleic acid and transfection reagents are presentedsimultaneously to the cell membrane. Complexes can be divided into threeclasses, based on the nature of the delivery reagent: lipoplexes;polyplexes; and lipopolyplexes. Lipoplexes are formed by the interactionof anionic nucleic acids with cationic lipids, polyplexes by interactionwith cationic polymers. Lipopolyplex reagents can combine the action ofcationic lipids and polymers to deliver nucleic acids. Addition ofhistone, poly-L-lysine and protamine to some formulations of cationiclipids results in levels of delivery that are higher than either lipidor polymer alone. The combined formulations might also be less toxic.The biocompatible systems most relevant to this purpose are non-viralbiodegradable nanocapsules designed especially according to the physicalchemistry of nucleic acids. They have an aqueous core surrounded by abiodegradable polymeric envelope, which provides protection andtransport of the siRNA into the cytosol and allow the siRNA to functionefficiently in vivo.

The present disclosure also provides a cell containing the siRNAaccording to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure or the vectorof the present disclosure. Preferably the cell is a mammalian cell, morepreferably a human cell. It is further preferred that the cell is anisolated cell.

While the foregoing disclosure provides a general description of thesubject matter encompassed within the scope of the present disclosure,including methods, as well as the best mode thereof, of making and usingthis disclosure, the following examples are provided to further enablethose skilled in the art to practice this disclosure and to provide acomplete written description thereof. However, those skilled in the artwill appreciate that the specifics of these examples should not be readas limiting on the disclosure, the scope of which should be apprehendedfrom the claims and equivalents thereof appended to this disclosure.Various further aspects and embodiments of the present disclosure willbe apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the presentdisclosure.

All documents mentioned in this specification, including reference tosequence database identifiers, are incorporated herein by reference intheir entirety. Unless otherwise specified, when reference to sequencedatabase identifiers is made, the version number is 1.

Unless context dictates otherwise, the descriptions and definitions ofthe features set out above are not limited to any particular aspect orembodiment of the disclosure and apply equally to all aspects andembodiments which are described. The disclosure is further described inthe following non-limiting examples.

The following examples further illustrate the present disclosure indetail but are not to be construed to limit the scope thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The following figures provide preferred embodiments for illustrating thedisclosure and should not be seen as limiting the scope of invention.

FIG. 1. Integrity of a natural (siNACoV-1) or chemically modified(siNACoV-F1) 21 nucleotide siRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins(NSPs) when exposed for 30 min in cell culture medium in the absence(0%) and the presence of increasing amounts of serum (10% fetal bovineserum).

FIG. 2. Integrity of natural (siNACoV-1 and siNACoV-2) or chemicallymodified (siNACoV-F1 and siNACoV-F2) 21 nucleotide siRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2non-structural proteins (NSPs) when exposed for 30 in cell culturemedium in the absence and the presence of RNase I (0.50 Units).

FIG. 3. Relative abundance of SARS-CoV-non-structural proteins (NSPs)mRNA in 293T cells expressing SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs)by RT-qPCR (relative to GADPH) after exposure (6 h) to transfectionagent (0.25% iMax) and 10 nM of a natural (siNACoV-1 and siNACoV-2) orchemically modified (siNACoV-F1 and siNACoV-F2) 21 nucleotide siRNAanti-SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) at 24 h after treatment.Significantly different from corresponding control values (****P<0.001).

siNA molecules described in the present disclosure are tested in one ormore of these examples and show to have activity and stability.

EXAMPLE 1

Cell culture: 293T (aka HEK-283T) cell lines expressing SARS-CoV-2non-structural proteins (NSPs) and wild-type cells were maintained in ahumidified atmosphere of 5% CO₂ at 37° C. Cells were grown in RPMI-1640(Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS)(Gibco, UK), 100 U/mL penicillin G, 0.25 μg/mL amphotericin B, 100 μg/mLstreptomycin (Gibco, UK), 25 mM sodium bicarbonate (Merck, Germany) and25 mM N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N′-2-ethanosulfonic acid (HEPES)(Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.). For all cell lines the medium was changed every2 days, and cells reached confluence 3-4 days after initial seeding. Forsubculturing, cells were dissociated with 0.25%trypsin-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.),split 1:15 or 1:20 and subcultured in a 21-cm² growth area (Sarstedt,Germany).

EXAMPLE 2

SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene silencing: Total RNA wasisolated and purified using the SV Total RNA Isolation System (Promega,USA) according to manufacturer's instructions. RNA quality andconcentration were verified in the NanoDrop ND1000 Spectrophotometer(Thermo Scientific, USA), and RNA integrity and genomic DNAcontamination were evaluated by agarose gel electrophoresis. Total RNA(1 μg) was converted into cDNA using the Maxima Scientific First StrandcDNA Synthesis Kit for RT-qPCR (Thermo Scientific, USA), according toinstructions. The following protocol was used: 1^(st) step, 10 min at25° C.; 2^(nd) step, 15 min at 50° C.; 3^(rd) step, 5 min at 85° C. cDNAwas used for qPCR analysis using Maxima SYBR Green qPCR Master Mix(Thermo Scientific, USA) in the StepOnePlus instrument (AppliedBiosystems, USA). Primer Assay for SARS-CoV-2 and for the endogenouscontrol gene GAPDH (Quiagen, Germany) were used. The qPCR reaction wasperformed in 96-well PCR plates (Sarstedt, Germany) as follows: onecycle of 10 min at 95° C., followed by 40 PCR cycles at 95° C. 15 s and60° C. 60 s. A melting curve was made immediately after the qPCR, todemonstrate the specificity of the amplification. No template controlswere always evaluated for each target gene. Quantification cycle (Cq)values were generated automatically by the StepOnePlus 2.3 Software andthe ratio of the target gene was expressed in comparison to theendogenous control gene GAPDH. Real-time PCR efficiencies were found tobe between 90% and 110%.

EXAMPLE 3

SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) expression: Cells were rinsedtwice with cold phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and incubated with 100μL RIPA lysis buffer (154 mM NaCl, 65.2 mM TRIZMA base, 1 mM EDTA, 1%NP-40 (IGEPAL), 6 mM sodium deoxycholate) containing proteaseinhibitors: 1 mM PMSF, 1 μg/mL leupeptine and 1 μg/mL aprotinin; andphosphatase inhibitors: 1 mM Na₃VO₄ and 1 mM NaF. Cells were scraped andbriefly sonicated. Equal amounts of total protein (30 μg) were separatedon a 10% SDS-polyacrylamide gel and electrotransfered to anitrocellulose membrane in Tris-Glycine transfer buffer containing 20%methanol. The transblot sheets were blocked in 5% non-fat dry milk inTris-buffered saline (TBS) for 60 min and then incubated overnight, at4° C., with the antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and GAPDH, diluted in 2.5%non-fat dry milk in TBS-Tween 20 (0.1% vol/vol). The immunoblots weresubsequently washed and incubated with fluorescently-labelled secondaryantibodies (1:20,000; AlexaFluor 680, Molecular Probes) for 60 min atroom temperature (RT) and protected from light. Membranes were washedand imaged by scanning at both 700 nm and 800 nm with an OdysseyInfrared Imaging System (LI-COR Biosciences).

EXAMPLE 4

Stability of chemically modified siRNAs against SARS-CoV-2non-structural proteins (NSPs): siRNA sequences to be used in the studywere thaw and incubated at 37° C. during up to 120 min with cellserum-free culture medium added with RNase I (0.25 or 0.50 Units) orwith culture medium containing 5% or 10% fetal bovine serum. In contrastto non-modified (natural) siRNAs, chemically modified siRNAs againstSARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) show a significant resistanceto degradation in culture medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum(FIG. 1) or RNAse I (0.50 Units) for up to 30 min (FIG. 2). Thesechemically modified siRNAs against SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins(NSPs) retain their capacity in RISC engagement and downregulation ofSARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) mRNA expression (FIG. 3).

EXAMPLE 5

Mouse infection studies: Pregnant Balb/c mice (18 days) were separatedinto four groups after delivery of their offspring. Twelve new-born micewere chosen for each group. Mice in the prevention and treatment groupswere intranasally administered peptide (5 mg/kg in 2 μl of PBS) 30 minbefore or after intranasal challenge with a viral dose of 10² TCID₅₀ (in2 μl DMEM). Mice in the viral control group and the normal control groupwere intranasally administered with 2 μl of PBS 30 min before viralchallenge or without viral challenge. Mouse survival rate and bodyweight variations were recorded up to 2 weeks after infection. On day 5after infection, five mice in each group were randomly selected foreuthanasia to collect and assess the viral titter in mouse tissues.

The treatment with siRNA-non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2leads to a decrease non-structural proteins (NSPs) expression forvirus-cell interactions during viral life cycle in a cell and SARS-CoV-2viral replication in a cell, and increase the survival of SARS-CoV-2infected mice treated by intranasal administration of siRNAs targetingcertain sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene.This decrease in non-structural proteins (NSPs) expression by thesiRNA-non-structural proteins (NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2 is accompanied byincrease the survival of SARS-CoV-2 infected mice treated by intranasaladministration of siRNAs targeting certain sequences of the SARS-CoV-2non-structural proteins (NSPs) gene.

Additional aspects of the invention will be apparent to those skilled inthe art, or may be learned from the practice of the invention. Theobjects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained bymeans of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

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1. An isolated or synthetic siNA (short interfering nucleic acid)molecule, wherein said molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID No 657, SEQ ID No 658, SEQID No 659, SEQ ID No 660, SEQ ID No 661, SEQ ID No 685, SEQ ID No 751,SEQ ID No 752, SEQ ID No 809, SEQ ID No 849, SEQ ID No 862, SEQ ID No913, SEQ ID No 923, SEQ ID No 924, SEQ ID No 937, SEQ ID No 938, SEQ IDNo 944, SEQ ID No 945, SEQ ID No 946, SEQ ID No 951, SEQ ID No 952, SEQID No 953, SEQ ID No 966, SEQ ID No 967, SEQ ID No 972, SEQ ID No 974,SEQ ID No 975, SEQ ID No 976, SEQ ID No 1083, SEQ ID No 1084, SEQ ID No1094, SEQ ID No 1095, SEQ ID No 1096, SEQ ID No 1097, SEQ ID No 1105,SEQ ID No 1116, SEQ ID No 1123, SEQ ID No 1141, SEQ ID No 1144, SEQ IDNo 1145, SEQ ID No 1147, SEQ ID No 1157, SEQ ID No 1158, SEQ ID No 1164,SEQ ID No 1166, SEQ ID No 1169, SEQ ID No 1173, SEQ ID No 1178, SEQ IDNo 1179, SEQ ID No 1181, and variants thereof.
 2. The siNA molecule ofclaim 1, wherein said siNA molecule is complementary to a nucleic acidsequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID No 1256, SEQ IDNo 1257, SEQ ID No 1258, SEQ ID No 1259, SEQ ID No 1260, SEQ ID No 1284,SEQ ID No 1350, SEQ ID No 1351, SEQ ID No 1408, SEQ ID No 1448, SEQ IDNo 1461, SEQ ID No 1512, SEQ ID No 1522, SEQ ID No 1523, SEQ ID No 1536,SEQ ID No 1537, SEQ ID No 1543, SEQ ID No 1544, SEQ ID No 1545, SEQ IDNo 1550, SEQ ID No 1551, SEQ ID No 1552, SEQ ID No 1565, SEQ ID No 1566,SEQ ID No 1571, SEQ ID No 1572, SEQ ID No 1573, SEQ ID No 1574, SEQ IDNo 1575, SEQ ID No 1582, SEQ ID No 1682, SEQ ID No 1683, SEQ ID No 1693,SEQ ID No 1694, SEQ ID No 1695, SEQ ID No 1696, SEQ ID No 1704, SEQ IDNo 1715, SEQ ID No 1722, SEQ ID No 1740, SEQ ID No 1743, SEQ ID No 1744,SEQ ID No 1746, SEQ ID No 1756, SEQ ID No 1757, SEQ ID No 1763, SEQ IDNo 1765, SEQ ID No 1768, SEQ ID No 1772, SEQ ID No 1777, SEQ ID No 1778,SEQ ID No 1780, and variants thereof.
 3. The siNA molecule of claim 1,wherein said molecule is between 19 and 25 base pairs in length.
 4. ThesiNA molecule of claim 1, wherein said molecule is between 21 and 23base pairs in length.
 5. The siNA molecule of claim 1, wherein saidmolecule comprises at least a sequence selected from SEQ ID No 600 toSEQ ID No
 1797. 6. The siNA molecule of claim 1, wherein siNA isselected from the group consisting of dsRNA, siRNA and shRNA.
 7. ThesiNA molecule of claim 6, wherein siNA is siRNA.
 8. The siNA molecule ofclaim 1, wherein siNA comprises 5′ and/or 3′ overhangs.
 9. The siNAmolecule of claim 1, wherein siNA comprises at least one chemicalmodification.
 10. The siNA molecule of claim 1, wherein the siNAmolecule reduces the expression of the gene for non-structural proteins(NSPs) from SARS-CoV-2.
 11. The siNA molecule of claim 1, for use inpreventing and treating infectious diseases, preferably a virusinfection.
 12. The siNA molecule of claim 1, for use in preventing andtreating the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 inflicted infectious conditions. 13.The siNA molecule of claim 1, wherein the siRNA molecule comprises atleast one sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID No 657,SEQ ID No 658, SEQ ID No 659, SEQ ID No 660, SEQ ID No 661, SEQ ID No685, SEQ ID No 751, SEQ ID No 752, SEQ ID No 809, SEQ ID No 849, SEQ IDNo 862, SEQ ID No 913, SEQ ID No 923, SEQ ID No 924, SEQ ID No 937, SEQID No 938, SEQ ID No 944, SEQ ID No 945, SEQ ID No 946, SEQ ID No 951,SEQ ID No 952, SEQ ID No 953, SEQ ID No 966, SEQ ID No 967, SEQ ID No972, SEQ ID No 974, SEQ ID No 975, SEQ ID No 976, SEQ ID No 1083, SEQ IDNo 1084, SEQ ID No 1094, SEQ ID No 1095, SEQ ID No 1096, SEQ ID No 1097,SEQ ID No 1105, SEQ ID No 1116, SEQ ID No 1123, SEQ ID No 1141, SEQ IDNo 1144, SEQ ID No 1145, SEQ ID No 1147, SEQ ID No 1157, SEQ ID No 1158,SEQ ID No 1164, SEQ ID No 1166, SEQ ID No 1169, SEQ ID No 1173, SEQ IDNo 1178, SEQ ID No 1179 and SEQ ID No 1181, preferably, said moleculereduces the expression of the gene for non-structural proteins (NSPs)from SARS-CoV-2.
 14. The siNA molecule of claim 1, for use in preventingand treating coronavirus-inflicted infectious conditions.
 15. The siNAmolecule of claim 1, wherein the coronavirus-inflicted infectiousconditions is selected from the following list: SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV andMERS-CoV, encompassing asymptomatic infection, mild upper respiratorytract illness, severe viral pneumonia and with respiratory failure. 16.A vector, liposome, microsphere, nanoparticle or capsule comprising amolecule described in claim
 1. 17. A pharmaceutical compositioncomprising at least one siRNA molecule of claim 1 and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier.
 18. The composition of claim 17, further comprisinga second active ingredient for the treatment of infections by thecoronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
 19. The composition of claim 17, furthercomprising an active ingredient wherein said further active ingredientis selected from the group consisting of: anti-HIV agent; anti-malarialagent, anti-tuberculosis agent, and mixtures thereof.
 20. Thecomposition of claim 17, wherein the route of administration is selectedfrom the group consisting of: topical application, nasal application,inhalation administration, subcutaneous injection or deposition,subcutaneous infusion, intravenous injection, and intravenous infusion.